Government Council for Older Persons and Population Ageing

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