Pavel Fischer has served as Senator and Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security in the Senate of the Czech Republic since 2018. He participated in the 2018 senatorial election and was a candidate in the 2017 and 2023 presidential campaigns. From 2015 to 2017, he was Director of the Institute of Empirical Research at STEM Prague. In 2013, he worked as a consultant for government, public service, NGOs, and public companies. In 2012, he served as Political Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Previously, he was Czech Ambassador to France and Monaco from 2003 to 2012.