Cyril Svoboda (born 25 November 1956) is a Czech politician, who was leader of the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU–ČSL) in 2001–2003 and 2009–2010, and a member of the Chamber of Deputies in 1998–2010.

Entering top level politics as the Czech Minister of the Interior (2 January 1998 – 23 July 1998) in the Government led by Josef Tošovský, Svodoba was also elected to the Chamber of Deputies on 20 June 1998.

However, Svoboda remained as Minister of Foreign Affairs through all three governments in this four-year term, during which time he successfully finished the accession process of the Czech Republic to the European Union in April 2004.

A year later Svoboda founded the Diplomatic Academy in Prague,[1] focused on improving both public and private administration.

Svoboda is currently a Member of the Board of Advisors of the Global Panel Foundation [de],[2] a non-governmental organisation working behind the scenes in crisis areas around the world.