Ondřej Dostál (born 25 January 1979) is a Czech lawyer and politician who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.[1] He is an independent politician aligned with SD-SN and the Stačilo! coalition.[2]
Ondřej Dostál | |
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 Dostál in 2021 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | Czech Republic |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1979 Chomutov, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | United Democrats – Association of Independents Stačilo! Czech Pirate Party (2021–2022) |
| Alma mater | Charles University |
Early life and career
editDostál was born in Chomutov, and later moved to Rokycany and Mirošov.[3] He graduated from the Faculty of Law at Charles University and also studied in Austria and the United States.[1] A lawyer specializing in health insurance law, he received the Lawyer of the Year award in 2006 and has been teaching at Charles University since 2003.[1] In 2008, he was the defense lawyer of Třebíč Hospital in its baby-swapping case.[4]
From 2021 to 2022, Dostál was a member of the Czech Pirate Party.[1] He was part of the Pirates and Mayors government team until resigning in December 2021, stating that their values had shifted away from his own.[5] Dostál considers himself a classical liberal in advocating for less government control.[6] In the spring of 2023 he spoke at anti-government demonstrations organized by Jindřich Rajchl.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Ondřej Dostál". Novinky.cz (in Czech). 10 June 2024.
- ^ ""Putovatel Dostál." Kdo je právník, který došel od Pirátů přes Rajchla ke komunistům a s nimi až do europarlamentu?". Deník N (in Czech). 10 June 2024.
- ^ Krátká, Veronika (11 June 2024). "Stačilo! si zahraje i v příštích volbách, říká nový europoslanec Ondřej Dostál". Rokycanský deník (in Czech).
- ^ "Právník nemocnice napadl u soudu rodiny vyměněných dětí". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 10 September 2008.
- ^ "Dostál opouští vládní tým PirSTAN. S jejich hodnotami už nesouzním, uvedl". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Dostál: Od Konečné se budu učit, jak dosáhnout úspěchů při jednání. Unie není v lehkém stavu". iROZHLAS (in Czech). 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Dříve Pirát, dnes spojenec komunistky Konečné. Do Evropského parlamentu míří Ondřej Dostál z Rokycanska". Plzeňská Drbna (in Czech). 10 June 2024.