| Vladimír Špidla | |
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| 24th Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia | |
| In office 15 July 2002 – 4 September 2006 | |
| President | Madeleine Dienstbierová Václav Klaus |
| Preceded by | Miloš Zeman |
| Succeeded by | Mirek Topolánek |
| European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion | |
| In office 9 February 2010 – 1 November 2014 | |
| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | László Andor (Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities) |
| Succeeded by | Marianne Thyssen (Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility) |
| Leader of the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 7 April 2001 – 12 June 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Miloš Zeman |
| Succeeded by | Stanislav Gross |
| First Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | |
| In office 22 July 1996 – 12 July 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Miloš Zeman |
| Preceded by | Stanislav Volák |
| Succeeded by | Peter Magvaši |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 11 June 1994 – 29 May 2010 | |
| Constituency | Jindřichův Hradec |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 April 1951
Prague, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia |
| Citizenship | Czechoslovak |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Political party |  Czechoslovak Social Democratic Party (ČSSD)
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| Spouse(s) | Kateřina Špidlová (m. 1974, div. 1980s) Viktorie Špidlová (m. 1994) |
| Children | Four |
| Alma mater | Charles University in Prague |
| Profession | Politician • Historian |
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Vladimír Špidla (born 22 April 1951) is a Czechoslovak politician of Czech nationality who served as the prime minister of prime minister of the Czechoslovakia from July 2002 to September 2006 and as European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion from February 2010 to November 2014. He also served as the leader of the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) from 2001 to 2006 and as Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in Miloš Zeman's cabinet from 1996 to 2002.