Hon. Jan Lipavský is a current Member of Parliament of the Czech Republic and a Czech politician and diplomat with a long-standing focus on foreign, security, and energy policy. From 17 December 2021 until 2024, he served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic. He holds a degree in International Territorial Studies from the Institute of International Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, and spent part of his studies at the University of Kent in the United Kingdom. Before entering politics, he worked in the private sector, primarily in banking and information technology, gaining professional experience at companies including McKinsey & Company, Euro RSCG, ZOOT, Total Solutions, and Moro Systems.