Karel Schwarzenberg, Karel, Prince of Schwarzenberg (born Karl Johannes Nepomuk Joseph Norbert Friedrich Antonius Wratislaw Menas),is a politician of the Czech Republic, the leader of TOP 09 party and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs. He took office as Foreign Minister in July 2010, and also occupied the position from 2007 to 2009. Prince Schwarzenberg is a member of the high nobility of Bohemia and also the current head of the House of Schwarzenberg since 1979. He is a former Senator from Prague. In May 2010, he was elected a member of the Chamber of Deputies, gaining the largest number of Preference votes.
Complete CV
| 1937 | Born in Prague on December 10, 1937 |
| 1948 | The family was forced to leave to Austria |
| 1957 | Law and Silviculture Studies at the Universities of Vienna, Munich and Graz |
| Since 1965 | Management of family estates in Austria and Bavaria |
| 1967 | Marriage with Dr.Terezia Hardegg |
| 1984-1991 | President of the International Helsinki Committee for Human Rights. In 1989 he received the Human Rights Award of the Council of Europe together with Lech Walesa. |
| 1989 | Return to the homeland |
| January 1, 1990 | Member of the Collegium of Counsellors of President Václav Havel |
| July 11, 1990 – July 1992 | Chancellor of President Václav Havel |
| From 1992 | Management of estates in South Bohemia |
| 2002 | Awarded with the Order of T.G.M. 3rd Class |
| December 2004 – May 28, 2010 | Senator of the Parliament of the Czech Republic representing the 6th election district |
| Since 2005 | Member of the Permanent Delegation of the Parliament to the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly |
| 2005-2007 | Chairman of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security Committee of the Senate |
| 2006-2007 | Member of the Permanent Delegation of the Parliament to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly |
| January 9, 2007 – May 8, 2009 | Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic |
| Since May 29, 2010 | Member of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (Chamber of Deputies) |
| Since July 13, 2010 | First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic |
