Curriculum vitae Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ

Education (qualifications and diplomas)

• 2002-2003 : Bachelor's degree, social communication sciences, specialising in political communications (campaigns), Salesian Pontifical University, Rome
• 1998-2004 : Double Master's qualification as social/pastoral assistant (Humanities Faculty) and part-time teacher (Education Faculty), University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice
• 2004-2008 : Master's degree in media studies and journalism, specialising in crisis communications, Masaryk University, Brno
• 2021-2021 : MBA in marketing communications, Moravian Academy

Professional career

• 2000-2005 : Sub-editor, then head of news editing, deputy editor and, from 2004, director of the periodical ChristNet.cz
• 2004-2014 : Director and, from 2008, managing director of the company Commservis.com, s.r.o.
• 2012-2014 : Director of the company BRAIN2WIN
• 2011-2014 : Director of the company WIFI Czech Republic

Political career

Offices held in a political party or national trade union

• 2006-... : Member of KDU-ČSL (Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party)
• 02/2007-12/2008 : Head of KDU-ČSL in the Pardubice region
• 2020-... : Member of the KDU-ČSL presidium

Offices held in a national parliament

• 07/2004-06/2006 : Communications adviser to the First Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of the Czech Republic
• 06/2006-11/2006 : Campaign manager and communications consultant to the First Deputy Speaker of the Senate, Parliament of the Czech Republic
• 07/2004-2014 : Communications consultant to the Members and Senators of the Parliament of the Czech Republic

Offices held in a national government

• 01/2007-02/2007 : Media consultant (crises) to the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development
• 01/2009-02/2009 : Media consultant to the Government Office of the Czech Republic
• 2009-2010 : Media consultant at the Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Justice, Ministry for Regional Development and Ministry for Education, Youth and Sport

Offices held in the EU institutions

• 2005-2009 : Media consultant, analyst and adviser to the PPE Group in the European Parliament

Other activities

• 2013 : Committee member of basketball club BK Pardubice
• 2023-... : First lieutenant in the Active Reserve of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic

Honours

• Wifi Trainer Awards