Martin Hlaváček, born on January 14, 1980, in Polička, is an economist and diplomat by education. After studying at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague, the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Universidad de Sevilla, he joined the diplomatic service and worked in Athens and within the Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU. As Deputy Minister of Agriculture, he participated in the negotiation of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy and the protection of traditional Czech products. He worked at Phillip Morris from 2013 and served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2024. He is married with two children and speaks English, Spanish, and French.