Secretariat of the Council
The Government Council for Older Persons and Population Ageing (hereinafter „the Council“) was established on March 22, 2006 by Government resolution No. 1482 on implementation of the National Programme of Preparation for Ageing for the period 2003 - 2007.
The Council is a permanent advisory body to the Government of the Czech Republic on issues related to ageing and older persons.
The Council’s mission is to promote conditions for healthy and active ageing, dignity in old age, and active participation of older persons in economic and social development in the context of demographic ageing. It aims to ensure equal rights for older persons in all areas of life, to protect their human rights and support development of intergenerational relationships in family and society.
The Council meets at least three times a year. The Chairperson of the Council is the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs. The secretariat of the Council is a part of the organizational structure of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic.
Phone: (+420) 221 922 863, 221 922 132
Members of the Government Council for Older Persons and Population Ageing
| Ing. Aleš Juchelka | Chairman of the Council, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs |
| Vice-Chair of the Council, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs | |
| Vice-Chair of the Council, Government Commissioner for Human Rights | |
| Ing. Mgr. Venuše Škampová | Ministry of Health |
| Ing. Karel Tyll | Ministry of Finance |
| Ing. Štěpánka Cvejnová | Ministry of the Interior |
| Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports | |
| Ministry of Regional Development | |
| Mgr. Martin Vavřina | Ministry of Transport |
| Mgr. Lucie Sršňová | Ministry of the Environment |
| Mgr. Jana Hanzlíková | Committee on Social Policy, the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic |
| MUDr. Lumír Kantor, Ph.D. | Committee on Social Policy, Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic |
| Mgr. Ing. Martin Zelený, Ph.D. | Czech Statistical Office |
| JUDr. Martin Škurek, Ph.D. | Association of Regions of the CR |
| Mgr. Jakub Rychtecký | Union of Towns and Municipalities of the CR |
| Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions | |
| Mgr. Petr Hanuš | Union of Employers' Associations of the CR |
| Mgr. Tereza Hejlová, MBA | Confederation of Industry of the CR |
| MUDr. Helena Sajdlová | General Health Insurance Company of the CR |
| Association of Health Insurance Companies | |
| PhDr. Jindřich Kadlec | Czech Association of Nursing Services |
| MUDr. Katarína Bielaková, Ph.D., MBA | University Hospital Brno |
| Mgr. Iva Kuchyňková | Caritas Czech Republic |
| Jana Ouředníčková | Seniors of the Czech Republic |
| MUDr. Zdeněk Kalvach, CSc | Life 90 |
| Ing. Lenka Desatová | Council of Seniors of the Czech Republic |
| Bc. Vlastimila Faiferlíková | TOTEM Intergenerational and Volunteer Center |
| doc. MUDr. Iva Holmerová, Ph.D. | Czech Alzheimer's Society |
| Ing. Jiří Horecký, Ph.D., MBA | Association of Social Service Providers of the CR |