Daniela Filipiová Politician

Daniela Filipiová (born 9 August 1957) is a Czech architect and politician. she was Minister of Health for the Czech Republic from 23 January 2009 to 8 May 2009. Currently, she is a member of the Czech Senate for the 8th District of Prague. She is a member of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS).Filipiová graduated from the Czech Technical University in Prague in 1983 with a degree in architecture. She married and had a daughter, but was bothered by persistent back problems. In 1986 she underwent spinal cord surgery which left her paralyzed from the waist down. Nonetheless, she continued her career, remarried and had a second daughter. Filipiová is the author of several books: Život bez bariér (Life Without Barriers), Tvorba bezbariérové prostředí (Creating a barrier-free environment) and Projektujeme bez bariér (Designing without Barriers).