Evžen Tošenovský

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Evžen Tošenovský
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Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
2009 European Parliament election
Personal details
Born (1956-02-26) February 26, 1956 (age 68)
Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Political party ODS

Evžen Tošenovský (born 26 February 1956) is a Czech politician. He was elected Member of the European Parliament in the 2009 European Parliament election receiving the largest number of preference votes.

Tošenovský graduated from the Technical University of Ostrava in 1981. In 1993, he was elected mayor of Ostrava and remained in the office until 2000. From 2000 to 2008, Tošenovský served as governor of Moravian-Silesian Region.

He's married and has two children. Tošenovský is also a recipient of numerous awards and decorations. In 2002, he was promoted to the rank of knight of the Légion d'honneur.

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