15 Notable alumni of Mendel University in Brno
Updated: May 28, 2026 EliteDegrees
Mendel University in Brno is ranked #1,290 in the world and #11 in Czech Republic by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 15 notable alumni from Mendel University in Brno sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Mendel University in Brno won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Ludmila Müllerová
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Ludmila Müllerová is a Czech politician, who served as the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs from November 2012 to July 2013. She was named Minister of Labour and Social Affairs by President Václav Klaus in November 2012.
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2. Jakub Šebesta
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
Jakub Šebesta is a Czech politician. He was the Minister of Agriculture and former Minister of Environment in the caretaker government of Jan Fischer.
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3. Viliam Žingor
1912-1950 (aged 38)
politician
military officer
Viliam Žingor was a Slovak partisan, one of the leaders of the Slovak National Uprising.
4. Miloslav Vlček
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Miloslav Vlček is a Czech politician who was the Member of the Czech Chamber of Deputies (MP) from 1996 to 2010. Between the years 2006 and 2010, he served as the President of the Chamber of Deputies. He resigned the presidentship in April 2010, due to his involvement in a financial scandal.
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5. Zsolt Simon
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Zsolt Simon is a Slovak politician. He served as the Minister of Agriculture from 2002 to 2006 and again from 2010 to 2012. From 2006 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2020 he was a Member of the National Council.
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6. Danuše Nerudová
1979-. (aged 47)
university teacher
economist
politician
Danuše Nerudová is a Czech economist and university professor. She has been a Member of the European Parliament since June 2024, representing the Mayors and Independents. She was formerly the chair of the Commission for Fair Pensions and rector of Mendel University in Brno, both from 2018 to 2022. She was a candidate in the 2023 Czech presidential election, finishing...
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7. Marian Jurečka
1981-. (aged 45)
politician
Marian Jurečka is a Czech politician, who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Affairs from 17 December 2021 to 15 December 2025 and Minister of the Environment from November 2022 to March 2023, both in the cabinet of Petr Fiala. He was previously the Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of Bohuslav Sobotka from 2014...
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8. Radim Fiala
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Radim Fiala is a Czech politician and businessman from Prostějov. From 2006 to 2013 he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, elected as a candidate of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS). He left ODS in 2012 and then joined Dawn of Direct Democracy. He left Dawn in 2013 and co-founded Freedom and Direct Democracy.
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9. Robert Plaga
1978-. (aged 48)
university teacher
politician
Robert Plaga is a Czech politician and university teacher who has served as Minister of Education since December 2025 in the third cabinet of Andrej Babiš, and previously from 2017 to 2021 in the second cabinet of Andrej Babiš.
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10. Josef Lux
1956-1999 (aged 43)
zootechnician
politician
Josef Lux was a leader of the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party who entered politics after the Velvet Revolution. He became agriculture minister in 1992 as part of Václav Klaus' First Cabinet. He also served in Josef Tošovský's caretaker government. He had leukemia and died after a bone-marrow transplant.
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11. Tereza Fajksová
1989-. (aged 37)
beauty pageant contestant
volleyball player
model
Tereza Fajksová is a Czech model and beauty queen who won Miss Earth 2012. Fajksová is the first delegate from the Czech Republic to win the Miss Earth title.
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12. Jan Veleba
1947-. (aged 79)
politician
Jan Veleba is a Czech politician and agricultural functionary. He was a Senator of the Parliament of the Czech Republic since 2012 Czech Senate election. In March 2014 he was elected a new Chairman of the Party of Civic Rights after Zdeněk Štengl.
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13. Michaela Šojdrová
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Michaela Šojdrová is a Czech politician who had served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from July 2014 to July 2024. She is a member of the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party, part of the European People's Party.
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14. Zdeněk Nekula
1970-. (aged 56)
manager
politician
Zdeněk Nekula is a Czech politician and manager, who served as the Czech Minister of Agriculture in the Cabinet of Petr Fiala from January 2022 until June 2023.
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15. Tomáš Goláň
1968-. (aged 58)
tax advisor
politician
Tomáš Goláň is a Czech tax adviser. He was elected member of Senate during 2018 by-election for Zlín seat and reelected during 2020 Czech Senate election.
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