# Jan Chvojka

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{{Short description|Czech politician (born 1980)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name            = Jan Chvojka
| image           = Jan chvojka.jpg
| alt             = close-up of Jan Chvojka wearing glasses and holding his left index finger up to his chin, surrounded by other people
| caption         = Chvojka in 2017
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| office          = [Minister for Human Rights and Equal Opportunities](/source/Bohuslav_Sobotka's_Cabinet)
| term_start      = 1 December 2016
| term_end        = 13 December 2017
| prime_minister  = [Bohuslav Sobotka](/source/Bohuslav_Sobotka)
| predecessor     = [Jiří Dienstbier](/source/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_Dienstbier_Jr.)
| office1         = Chairman of the Government Legislative Council
| term_start1     = 5 December 2016
| term_end1       = 13 December 2017
| prime_minister1 = [Bohuslav Sobotka](/source/Bohuslav_Sobotka)
| predecessor1    = [Jiří Dienstbier Jr.](/source/Ji%C5%99%C3%AD_Dienstbier_Jr.)
| successor1      = [Robert Pelikán](/source/Robert_Pelik%C3%A1n)
| office2         = Member of the [Chamber of Deputies](/source/Chamber_of_Deputies_of_the_Czech_Republic)
| term_start2     = 29 May 2010
| term_end2       = 21 October 2021
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1980|12|17|df=y}}
| birth_place     = [Hlinsko](/source/Hlinsko), [Czechoslovakia](/source/Czechoslovakia)
| spouse          = 
| alma_mater      = {{ubl|[Charles University](/source/Charles_University_in_Prague)|[Masaryk University](/source/Masaryk_University)}}
| children        = 3
| party           = [SOCDEM](/source/Social_Democracy_(Czech_Republic)) (2007–2025)
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'''Jan Chvojka''' (born 17 December 1980) is a Czech politician and former member of the [Chamber of Deputies](/source/Chamber_of_Deputies_of_the_Czech_Republic), from 2017 until 2021. He served as Minister of Human Rights between December 2016 and 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Adam|last=Junek|url=https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/rozhodnuto-novymi-ministry-budou-pravnik-chvojka-a-sef-motola-ludvik-3853|title=Rozhodnuto. Novými ministry budou právník Chvojka a šéf Motola Ludvík|website=[Seznam.cz](/source/Seznam.cz)|language=cs|date=11 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205042011/https://www.seznam.cz/zpravy/clanek/rozhodnuto-novymi-ministry-budou-pravnik-chvojka-a-sef-motola-ludvik-3853|archive-date=5 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

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==External links==
* [https://www.cssd.cz/nasi-lide/jan-chvojka/ Profile on the ČSSD website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127152656/https://www.cssd.cz/nasi-lide/jan-chvojka/ |date=27 November 2016 }}
* [http://www.psp.cz/en/sqw/detail.sqw?id=5926 Profile on the parliamentary website]

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Category:Masaryk University alumni
Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2010–2013)
Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2013–2017)
Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2017–2021)

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