Michaela Marksová-Tominová was born on the 20th of March 1969. She is a graduate of the Faculty of Science, Charles University Prague. In 1997-2004 she was Public Relations Director of the Gender Studies public benefit organisation. In 2004-2006 she was the head of the Family Policy Department at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and from April 2009 to September 2010 director of the Equal Opportunities in Education Department at the Ministry of Education. From August 2010 till February 2014 she was the shadow minister for Human Rights and Equal Opportunities in the shadow cabinet of the Czech Social Democratic party. At present she is nearing her fourth year as Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, where she has made good use of her previous experience. Her long term focuses have been on family policy and equal opportunities.
