| Juraj Chmiel | |
| Minister for European Affairs | |
| Term Start: | 30 November 2009 |
| Term End: | 13 July 2010 |
| Primeminister: | Jan Fischer |
| Predecessor: | Štefan Füle |
| Successor: | Mikuláš Bek (2021) |
| Birth Date: | 16 August 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Budapest, Hungary |
| Profession: | diplomat |
| Alma Mater: | Charles University |
Juraj (Jura) Chmiel (born 16 August 1960) is a Czech diplomat. He served as the nation's Minister for European Affairs.[1]
Chmiel was born in Budapest but studied in Bratislava and later graduated from the Charles University in Prague. He's married and actively speaks English and Hungarian, in addition to Czech and Slovak.
He entered the diplomatic corps in 1992 and held several positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was specialised in Africa at that time. Chmiel served as the nation's Ambassador to Nigeria from 1996 to 2003 and Australia from 2008 to 2009. From September 2014 to June 2019 he served as Czech Republic Ambassador to Hungary. In June 2019, he took post of Ambassador to Slovenia till 2023. From October 2023 till July 2024 he was posted in the headquarters of MFA in Prague. At present he works as Czech Ambassador to the State of Kuwait. [2]
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Chmiel was nominated to the position by the Civic Democratic Party after the government approved his predecessor's nomination for the European Commission.