Jaroslav Bžoch

Jaroslav Bžoch
MEP
Bžoch in 2017
Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 July 2024
ConstituencyCzech Republic
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
21 October 2017 – 28 June 2024
Succeeded byKamila Bláhová [cs]
ConstituencyÚstí nad Labem
Personal details
Born (1983-11-30) 30 November 1983 (age 42)
Teplice, Czechoslovakia
PartyANO (since 2011)
ODS (2007–2011)
Other political
affiliations		Patriots for Europe
Alma materMetropolitan University Prague
Jan Evangelista Purkyně University

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 [cs].[2]

Early life and education

Bžoch 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

Bžoch 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 [cs].[12]

References

  1. ^ "Volby do Evropského parlamentu konané na území České republiky ve dnech 2024" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Jaroslav Bžoch". Institute for Politics and Society. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Jaroslav Bžoch". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Seznam.cz. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2014" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office.
  5. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev krajů konané dne 2016" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Do sněmovny usedne 13 poslanců za Ústecký kraj, mezi nimi jsou hned čtyři krajští zastupitelé" (in Czech). Ústí nad Labem Region. 22 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané 2017" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané 2021" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  9. ^ Menšík, Jan (12 February 2022). "Překvapení se nekoná, v čele ANO zůstává Babiš. Naposledy". Novinky.cz (in Czech).
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Menšík, Jan (9 June 2024). "Volby vyhrálo ANO. STAN skončilo až za Konečnou na pátém místě". Novinky.cz (in Czech).
  12. ^ "108. schůze". Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (in Czech). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaroslav_Bzoch