Barbora Urbanová (born 26 September 1991) is a Czech politician, member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic since October 2021 for Mayors and Independents (STAN) party.

Barbora Urbanová
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic
Assumed office
9 October 2021
Councillor of Dolní Břežany
In office
6 October 2018 – 24 September 2022
Personal details
Born (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991 (age 32)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Political partyMayors and Independents (since 2021)
Alma materUniversity of Economics, Prague

From 2018 to 2022, she served as a councillor of Dolní Břežany.

Early life and education

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From 2010 to 2018, Barbora Urbanová studied political science at the University of Economics, Prague.[1]

At the age of 19, Urbanová began teaching English. She later worked as an assistant to the chairman of the Mayors and Independents (STAN) party, Vít Rakušan, in the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic.[2] From 2018 to 2021, she served as the director of the Institute for Modern Politics iSTAR.[3]

Barbora Urbanová lives in Dolní Břežany.[4]

Political career

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In the 2018 Czech municipal elections, Urbanová was elected as a councillor of Dolní Břežany, running as an independent on the Mayors and Independents list "ROZKVĚT (STAN)".[5] In the 2022 Czech municipal elections, she ran again for the council of Dolní Břežany, but did not retain her seat.[6]

In the 2021 Czech parliamentary election, Urbanová ran for the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic as a member of Mayors and Independents on the 12th place of the Pirates and Mayors coalition list in the Central Bohemian Region.[7] She was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, finishing fourth due to receiving 19,969 preferential votes.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Rambousková, Bohdana. "Barbora Urbanová (STAN): Nová Sněmovna by se měla víc otevřít lidem. Někteří poslanci stále žijí v časech, kdy jim občan nemohl napsat přes Facebook". lui.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Urbanová Barbora". Starostové a nezávislí. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Veřejný rejstřík a Sbírka listin - Ministerstvo spravedlnosti České republiky". or.justice.cz. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Barbora Urbanová: Chci, aby byl slyšet hlas lidí, kteří mají chuť zemi posouvat". Starostové a nezávislí. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Zastupitelstva obcí 2018. Kandidátní listina ROZKVĚT (STAN)". volby.cz. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Zastupitelstva obcí 2022. Kandidátní listina ROZKVĚT". volby.cz. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Naši lidé pro vaši budoucnost". Koaliční web 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané ve dnech 8.10. – 9.10.2021". volby.cz. Retrieved 21 June 2024.