List of MPs elected in the 2017 Czech legislative election explained

Eighth Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic
Country:	Czech Republic
Body:	Parliament of the Czech Republic
Meeting Place:	Thun Palace
Election:	2017 Czech legislative election
Before:	7th
After:	9th
Membership1:	200
Term Start:	20 November 2017
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:	Speaker
Chamber1 Leader2 Type:	Prime Minister

The 8th Chamber of Deputies is the assembled legislature of the lower house of the Parliament of the Czech Republic following the election held on 20 and 21 October 2017. All 200 Members of Parliament (MPs) were elected to serve a 4-year term.^[1]

Current composition

Below is a graphical representation of the Chamber of Deputies showing a comparison of party strengths as it was directly after the 2017 election. The graphic is not a seating plan.

List of elected MPs

Name^[2]	Party	Region	Notes
			Became a Deputy on 1 October 2018,^[3] replacing Martin Stropnický^[4]
			Minister of Justice since 13 December 2017
			Prime Minister since 13 December 2017
			Minister of Health since 13 December 2017
			Minister of Defence since 13 December 2017
			Minister of Transport since 13 December 2017
			Deputy Prime Minister Minister for the Environment since 13 December 2017
			Minister for Regional Development since 13 December 2017
			Leader of the Social Democratic Party
			Leader of KDU-ČSL
			Expelled from ODS on 16 March 2019^[5] Formed Tricolour on 10 June 2019^[6]
			Leader of the Civic Democratic Party
			Died of COVID-19 on 9 March 2021^[7] ^[8]
			Resigned from ODS on 17 March 2019^[9] Joined Tricolour on 10 June 2019
			Leader of the Czech Pirate Party
			Leader of Freedom and Direct Democracy
			Left SPD on 27 July 2020^[10]
			Left SPD in March 2019^[11]
			Left SPD in March 2019
			Left SPD in March 2019
			Leader of the Communist Party
			Leader of TOP 09 (since 24 November 2019)^[12]
			Leader of Mayors and Independents

Notes and References

1. Web site: CZECH REPUBLIC (Poslanecka Snemovna), Electoral system. IPU.
2. Web site: Jmenné seznamy. volby.cz. cs. 2017-12-02.
3. Web site: Bc. Petr Venhoda. Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic.
4. News: Stropnický skončil ve sněmovně i ve vedení hnutí ANO. Od listopadu míří do Izraele. Česká televize. ČT24. 2018-10-01. cs.
5. News: 18 March 2019. ODS expels Klaus Jr. from party. Prague Monitor.
6. Web site: Přišel čas vzít si naši zemi zpátky, řekl Klaus. Představil hnutí Trikolóra . iDNES.cz . 14 September 2019 . 10 June 2019.
7. Web site: Zemřel poslanec ODS Jiří Ventruba, byl v nemocnici s těžkým průběhem covidu. March 9, 2021. Aktuálně.cz.
8. Web site: Poslanec a lékař Jiří Ventruba podlehl nemoci covid-19 - Seznam Zprávy . Seznamzpravy.cz . 10 March 2021.
9. Web site: Další odchod z ODS. Klause mladšího následuje jeho obhájkyně . eurozpravy.cz . 14 September 2019 . cs.
10. News: Poslankyně Hyťhová opustila klub SPD, míří ke Trikolóře. Jan. Martinek. Novinky.cz. 27 July 2020. 27 June 2020.
11. Web site: 'Odpadlíci' z SPD Volný a Bojko kandidují do europarlamentu. Budou na kandidátce advokátky Samkové.
12. Web site: Navzdory Kalouskovi. Novou předsedkyní TOP 09 je Pekarová Adamová . Novinky.cz . 25 November 2019.