Juraj Chmiel

Juraj Chmiel
Minister for European Affairs
In office
30 November 2009  13 July 2010
Prime MinisterJan Fischer
Preceded byŠtefan Füle
Succeeded byMikuláš Bek
Personal details
Born (1960-08-16) 16 August 1960
Budapest, Hungary
Alma materCharles University
Professiondiplomat

Juraj Chmiel (born 16 August 1960) is a diplomat who served as the nation's Minister for European Affairs.

Chmiel entered the diplomatic corps in 1992 and held several positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, specialising in Africa at that time. He served as the country's Ambassador to Nigeria from 1996 to 2003 and Australia from 2008 to 2009. From September 2014 until June 2019, Chmiel served as Czech Republic Ambassador to Hungary. In June 2019, he took post of Ambassador to Slovenia until 2023.