Lukáš Černohorský (born 19 November 1984) is a Czech politician and IT analyst. He served as chairman of the Czech Pirate Party from August 2014 to April 2016 and a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament the from 2017 to 2021. In January 2018, Černohorský was appointed chairman of the OKD Commission of Inquiry.

Lukáš Černohorský
Černohorský in 2020
Leader of the Czech Pirate Party
In office
2 August 2014 – 2 April 2016
Preceded byIvan Bartoš
Succeeded byIvan Bartoš
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
21 October 2017 – 21 October 2021
Personal details
Born (1984-11-19) 19 November 1984 (age 40)
Dlouhá Lhota, Czechoslovakia
(now the Czech Republic)
Political partyCzech Pirate Party
Alma materVSB – Technical University of Ostrava

Early life

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Černohorský was born in Dlouhá Lhota in the Příbram District, before moving to Ostrava with his parents. In 2004, he graduated from the Secondary Industrial School of Electrical Engineering. He subsequently graduated in measurement and control technology at the VSB – Technical University of Ostrava in 2010.[citation needed]

Černohorský worked as an IT analyst and later as a test engineer until 2012.[1] He was involved as a spokesman and member of the petitions committee, which works to preserve three historic buildings in Ostrava known as Ostravica-Textilia.[2]

Political career

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In the municipal elections in 2010, he ran unsuccessfully for the Ostrava City Council,[3] and later also failed to be elected in regional elections in 2012 in the Moravian-Silesian Region, as leader of the Pirate list.[4] He ran for the Pirates in the Moravian-Silesian Region in elections to the Chamber of Deputies in 2010 and in 2013, but was not elected.[citation needed]

Černohorský was elected chairman of the Czech Pirate Party at a national forum in Prague on 2 August 2014, receiving 78 votes.[5][6] In the 2014 municipal elections, he was the lead candidate for the We are Ostrava coalition — a coalition of the Green Party and Pirates, but the group did not get into the city council.[7] Černohorský served as party chairman until April 2016.[8]

In the 2016 Czech Senate election, Černohorský attempted to run in District No. 73 - Frýdek-Místek,[9] but his candidacy was rejected due to not meeting the legal age limit.[10] He was the leader of the Pirate list in the Moravian-Silesian Region in the 2016 regional elections, but again was not elected.[11]

In the 2017 Czech parliamentary election, Černohorský was the leader of the Pirates in the Moravian-Silesian Region,[12] and was elected as a deputy.[13] In the 2018 Czech municipal elections, he ran for the Pirates for the Ostrava City Council, but was unsuccessful.[14]

In the elections to the Chamber of Deputies in 2021, he was the lead candidate for the Pirates and Mayors coalition in the Moravian-Silesian Region,[15] but was not re-elected.[16]

References

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  1. ^ Bělka, Michal (2 August 2014). "Máme našlápnuto do sněmovny, věří nový šéf Pirátů. Dredy neplánuje". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra.
  2. ^ "Piráti si zvolili nového předsedu. Stranu povede Lukáš Černohorský". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 26 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Jmenné seznamy". volby.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev krajů konané dne 2012". volby.cz (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office.
  5. ^ Bělka, Michal (2 August 2014). "Piráty povede Lukáš Černohorský, straníci ho zvolili na internetu". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra.
  6. ^ "Piráti mají nového předsedu - Lukáše Černohorského". ČT24 (in Czech). Czech Television. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2014 | Obec Ostrava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Piráty po dvou letech znovu vede Ivan Bartoš, zbrojí na krajské volby". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 2 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Do senátních voleb letos zamířilo 233 kandidátů". Deník (in Czech). Vltave Labe Media. 2 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Do senátních voleb letos míří 233 kandidátů, nejvíce jich je v Praze, nejméně na Kutnohorsku". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 3 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev krajů konané dne" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Volby 2017: Přehled kandidátů pro Moravskoslezský kraj". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 13 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané ve dnech 2017" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2018" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Naši lidé pro vaši budoucnost". Czech Pirate Party (in Czech). Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané ve dnech 2021" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 11 August 2024.