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Jaroslav Bžoch (born 30 November 1983) is a Czech politician of ANO and former rugby league player. He was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.[1] He previously served in the Chamber of Deputies, serving as vice-chair of the foreign affairs committee.[2]
Jaroslav Bžoch | |
|---|---|
 Bžoch in 2017 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | Czech Republic |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 21 October 2017 – 28 June 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Kamila Bláhová |
| Constituency | Ústí nad Labem |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1983 Teplice, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | ANO (since 2011) ODS (2007–2011) |
| Other political affiliations | Patriots for Europe |
| Alma mater | Metropolitan University Prague Jan Evangelista Purkyně University |
Early life and education
editBžoch graduated from the Metropolitan University Prague with a degree in international relations and European studies, and earned a bachelor's degree in business economics and management at Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem.[3]
Career
editBžoch was elected municipal councillor of Teplice in the 2014 municipal elections.[4] He was elected regional councillor of Ústí nad Labem Region in 2016,[5] and to the Chamber of Deputies in 2017.[6][7]
Bžoch was elected in 2021 with 3,613 preferential votes.[8] He was elected the party assembly in February 2022, he was elected a member of the movement's board.[9]
Bžoch ran for the second candidate of ANO in the 2024 European Parliament election.[10] The party won the election and he became one of the six MEPs with 31,989 preferential votes.[11] Bžoch resigned as a member of the Chamber of Deputies at the end of June and was replaced by Kamila Bláhová.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Volby do Evropského parlamentu konané na území České republiky ve dnech 2024" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Jaroslav Bžoch". Institute for Politics and Society. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Jaroslav Bžoch". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Seznam.cz. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2014" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office.
- ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev krajů konané dne 2016" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Do sněmovny usedne 13 poslanců za Ústecký kraj, mezi nimi jsou hned čtyři krajští zastupitelé" (in Czech). Ústí nad Labem Region. 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané 2017" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané 2021" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Menšík, Jan (12 February 2022). "Překvapení se nekoná, v čele ANO zůstává Babiš. Naposledy". Novinky.cz (in Czech).
- ^ Trachtová, Zdeňka; Urbanová, Anna (12 February 2024). "Čelo kandidátky ANO do europarlamentu. Dostálová bude jednička, na páté místo se vklínila Nagyová". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ Menšík, Jan (9 June 2024). "Volby vyhrálo ANO. STAN skončilo až za Konečnou na pátém místě". Novinky.cz (in Czech).
- ^ "108. schůze". Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (in Czech). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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