Cyril Svoboda was Born in Prague on November 24, 1956.  He attended the Law Faculty of Charles University in Prague between 1976 – 1980 and became senior official in the Transgas state enterprise following his studies.  In 1990 he took his first position within the Government of the Czechoslovak Republic Over the past years he has held numerous ministerial positions within the government of the Czech Republic. 

He was Minister of the Government of the Czech Republic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Chairman of the Legislative Council of the Government of the Czech Republic until he was recently nominated Minister for Regional Development.  To date, Mr Svoboda has published a number of specialised studies on the subjects of legislation and foreign policy.