| Jiří Hynek | |
| Birth Date: | 20 December 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia |
| Citizenship: | Czech |
| Alma Mater: | Charles University |
| Occupation: | Manager |
| Party: | REAL |
Jiří Hynek (born 20 December 1960) is a Czech business manager, politician, and Chairman of the Association for Weapons and Defense Industry of the Czech Republic. He was a member of the Realists party,[1] [2] standing as the party's candidate in the 2018 presidential election and finishing sixth of nine candidates. He later stood in the 2021 legislative election as a candidate for Přísaha.
Hynek studied at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University in Prague in the 1980s. After his studies he worked for a number of Czech companies before becoming a business manager.[3]
In 2011, Hynek became the new Chairman of the Association for Weapons and Defense Industry of the Czech Republic.[1] In 2016 Hynek co-founded a new political party, the Realists.[4]
He is a member of the Czech chapter of Mensa.[5]
Hynek announced his candidacy for the 2018 presidential election on 21 August 2017, and started gathering the signatures required to be registered as a candidate. He stated that he planned to focus on security during the campaign.[6]
On 17 October 2017, Hynek announced that he had gathered the 20 MP signatures needed for nomination.[7] He finished sixth with 1.23% of the vote.[8] Hynek endorsed Miloš Zeman for the second round.[9]
Hynek stood as a candidate in the 2018 Senate election in Chrudim district.[10] [11] He received 1.8% of votes and failed to win the seat.[12] The Realists party was dissolved in 2019.[13]
Hynek stood in the 2021 legislative election for the Přísaha party.[14] The party did not win any seats.