Daniela Filipiová

Daniela Filipiová studied at Czech Technical University in Prague. The recorded working language is Czech. Positions recorded include substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

• Name — Daniela Filipiová • Title — Minister of Health • Term Start — 23 January 2009 • Term End — 8 May 2009 • Prime Minister — Mirek Topolánek • Predecessor — Tomáš Julínek • Successor — Dana Jurásková • Office2 — Senator from Prague 8 • Term Start2 — 20 October 2012 • Term End2 — 20 October 2018 • Predecessor2 — Alena Palečková • Successor2 — Lukáš Wagenknecht • Office3 — Senator from Prague 2 • Term Start3 — 19 November 2000 • Term End3 — 28 October 2012 • Predecessor3 — Vladimír Zeman • Successor3 — Libor Michálek • Born — 9 August 1957 • Birthplace — Prague, Czechoslovakia • Occupation — politician, architect • Party — ODS • Alma Mater — Czech Technical University in Prague

Filipiová graduated from the Czech Technical University in Prague in 1983 with a degree in architecture. She married and had a daughter, but was troubled by persistent back problems. In 1986 she underwent spinal cord surgery which left her paralyzed from the waist down. Nonetheless, she continued her career, remarried and had a second daughter. Filipiová is the author of several books: Život bez bariér (Life Without Barriers), Tvorba bezbariérové prostředí (Creating a barrier-free environment) and Projektujeme bez bariér (Designing without Barriers).

On 23 January 2009, she assumed the position of Minister of Health under Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek replacing Tomáš Julínek. No new policy changes were made under her administration, but she sought to negotiate to get as much of the Julínek reforms through as possible. She officially resigned on 26 March 2009 when the government of PM Topolánek fell, but continued to serve in the caretaker government until 8 May 2009 when the government of Prime Minister Jan Fischer took office and Dana Jurásková became the Minister of Health.

Recorded positions include substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Member of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic and Minister of Health of the Czech Republic.