Bedřich Moldan

Bedřich Moldan
Bedřich Moldan (2004)
Minister of the Environment
In office 29 June 1990 – 24 January 1991
Prime Minister	Petr Pithart
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Ivan Dejmal
Minister without portfolio
In office 5 December 1989 – 29 June 1990
Prime Minister	František Pitra Petr Pithart
Preceded by	Jan Motl
Succeeded by	Tomáš Ježek
Senator from Kutná Hora
In office 13 November 2004 – 13 November 2010
Preceded by	Jan Fencl
Succeeded by	Jaromír Strnad
Personal details
Born	(1935-08-15) 15 August 1935 Prague, Czechoslovakia
Political party	Civic Democratic Party (1991–2010) TOP 09 (2010–present)
Spouse	Dobrava Moldanová
Alma mater	Charles University

Bedřich Moldan (born 15 August 1935, Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech ecologist, publicist and politician.

Moldan is professor of environmental science, founder and director of the Charles University Environment Center. From 2001 to 2004 coordinating lead author of Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.

From 1990 to 1991, Bedřich Moldan was the first Minister of Environment of the Czech Republic, then part of Czechoslovakia. He is a founding member of the Civic Democratic Party. In 2004 he was elected to the Senate of the Czech Republic.

In 2010 he received the SCOPE-Zhongyu Environmental Award for lifetime achievement.

External links

• Bedřich Moldan - Official website (in Czech)
• Bedřich Moldan, interview BBC, August 29, 2001 (in Czech)