Jan Dusík is a Czech

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 politician

Politician

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, former Minister of Environment, activist and since 18 July 2011 deputy regional director for Europe of the United Nations Environment Programme in Geneva.

Biography

Dusík is a graduate of the Charles' University in Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

 and the Oxford University where he studied Environmental Change and Management.

Minister of Environment

He has served as the Deputy Minister before being appointed the Minister of Environment. This change was done because former minister Ladislav Miko

Ladislav Miko

Ladislav Miko is Czech environmental expert and politician. He was the Minister of Environment in the caretaker government of Jan Fischer but later left to work for the European Commission.- References :...

 left to work for the European Commission

European Commission

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