Jaroslav Bžoch Explained

Jaroslav Bžoch
Honorific-Suffix:MEP
Office:Member of the European Parliament
Termstart:16 July 2024
Constituency:Czech Republic
Office2:Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Termstart2:21 October 2017
Term End2:28 June 2024
Constituency2:Ústí nad Labem
Birth Date: df=y 30 November 1983
Birth Place:Teplice, Czechoslovakia
Party:ANO (since 2011)
ODS (2007–2011)
Otherparty:Patriots for Europe
Alma Mater:Metropolitan 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 .[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 .[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Volby do Evropského parlamentu konané na území České republiky ve dnech 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 16 July 2024. cs.
  2. Web site: Jaroslav Bžoch. Institute for Politics and Society. 16 July 2024.
  3. News: Jaroslav Bžoch. Seznam Zprávy. Seznam.cz. 16 July 2024. cs.
  4. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2014. Czech Statistical Office. cs.
  5. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev krajů konané dne 2016. Czech Statistical Office. 16 July 2024. cs.
  6. Web site: Do sněmovny usedne 13 poslanců za Ústecký kraj, mezi nimi jsou hned čtyři krajští zastupitelé. Ústí nad Labem Region. 22 October 2017. cs.
  7. Web site: Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané 2017. Czech Statistical Office. 16 July 2024. cs.
  8. Web site: Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané 2021. Czech Statistical Office. 16 July 2024. cs.
  9. Web site: Jan. Menšík. Překvapení se nekoná, v čele ANO zůstává Babiš. Naposledy. Novinky.cz. 12 February 2022. cs.
  10. News: Zdeňka. Trachtová. Anna. Urbanová. Čelo kandidátky ANO do europarlamentu. Dostálová bude jednička, na páté místo se vklínila Nagyová. Czech Radio. 12 February 2024. 13 February 2024. cs.
  11. Web site: Jan. Menšík. Volby vyhrálo ANO. STAN skončilo až za Konečnou na pátém místě. Novinky.cz. 9 June 2024. cs.
  12. Web site: 108. schůze. Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic. 28 June 2024. 9 July 2024. cs.