Lukáš Černohorský Explained

Lukáš Černohorský
Office:Leader of the Czech Pirate Party
Term Start:2 August 2014
Term End:2 April 2016
Predecessor:Ivan Bartoš
Successor:Ivan Bartoš
Office1:Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Term Start1:21 October 2017
Term End1:21 October 2021
Birth Date:19 November 1984
Birth Place:Dlouhá Lhota, Czechoslovakia
Nationality:Czech
Alma Mater:VSB – Technical University of Ostrava
Party:Czech Pirate Party

Lukáš Černohorský (born 19 November 1984) is a Czech politician and IT analyst. He served as chairman of the Czech Pirate Party from August 2014 to April 2016 and a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament the from 2017 to 2021. In January 2018, Černohorský was appointed chairman of the OKD Commission of Inquiry.

Early life

Černohorský was born in Dlouhá Lhota in the Příbram District, before moving to Ostrava with his parents. In 2004, he graduated from the Secondary Industrial School of Electrical Engineering. He subsequently graduated in measurement and control technology at the VSB – Technical University of Ostrava in 2010.

Černohorský worked as an IT analyst and later as a test engineer until 2012.[1] He was involved as a spokesman and member of the petitions committee, which works to preserve three historic buildings in Ostrava known as Ostravica-Textilia.[2]

Political career

In the municipal elections in 2010, he ran unsuccessfully for the Ostrava City Council,[3] and later also failed to be elected in regional elections in 2012 in the Moravian-Silesian Region, as leader of the Pirate list.[4] He ran for the Pirates in the Moravian-Silesian Region in elections to the Chamber of Deputies in 2010 and in 2013, but was not elected.

Černohorský was elected chairman of the Czech Pirate Party at a national forum in Prague on 2 August 2014, receiving 78 votes.[5] [6] In the 2014 municipal elections, he was the lead candidate for the We are Ostrava coalition a coalition of the Green Party and Pirates, but the group did not get into the city council.[7] Černohorský served as party chairman until April 2016.[8]

In the 2016 Czech Senate election, Černohorský attempted to run in District No. 73 - Frýdek-Místek,[9] but his candidacy was rejected due to not meeting the legal age limit.[10] He was the leader of the Pirate list in the Moravian-Silesian Region in the 2016 regional elections, but again was not elected.[11]

In the 2017 Czech parliamentary election, Černohorský was the leader of the Pirates in the Moravian-Silesian Region,[12] and was elected as a deputy.[13] In the 2018 Czech municipal elections, he ran for the Pirates for the Ostrava City Council, but was unsuccessful.[14]

In the elections to the Chamber of Deputies in 2021, he was the lead candidate for the Pirates and Mayors coalition in the Moravian-Silesian Region,[15] but was not re-elected.[16]

Notes and References

  1. News: Michal. Bělka. Máme našlápnuto do sněmovny, věří nový šéf Pirátů. Dredy neplánuje. Mladá fronta Dnes. Mafra. 2 August 2014. cs.
  2. Web site: Piráti si zvolili nového předsedu. Stranu povede Lukáš Černohorský. Hospodářské noviny. 26 August 2014. cs.
  3. Web site: Jmenné seznamy. volby.cz. 17 August 2024. cs.
  4. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev krajů konané dne 2012. volby.cz. Czech Statistical Office. cs.
  5. News: Michal. Bělka. Piráty povede Lukáš Černohorský, straníci ho zvolili na internetu. Mladá fronta Dnes. Mafra. 2 August 2014. cs.
  6. News: Piráti mají nového předsedu - Lukáše Černohorského. ČT24. Czech Television. 2 August 2014. 11 August 2024. cs.
  7. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2014 Obec Ostrava. Czech Statistical Office. 12 August 2024. cs.
  8. Web site: Piráty po dvou letech znovu vede Ivan Bartoš, zbrojí na krajské volby. Mladá fronta Dnes. Mafra. 2 April 2016. cs.
  9. News: Do senátních voleb letos zamířilo 233 kandidátů. Deník. Vltave Labe Media. 2 August 2016. cs.
  10. Web site: Do senátních voleb letos míří 233 kandidátů, nejvíce jich je v Praze, nejméně na Kutnohorsku. Hospodářské noviny. 3 August 2016. cs.
  11. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev krajů konané dne. Czech Statistical Office. 11 August 2024. cs.
  12. Web site: Volby 2017: Přehled kandidátů pro Moravskoslezský kraj. Mladá fronta Dnes. Mafra. 13 June 2017. cs.
  13. Web site: Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané ve dnech 2017. Czech Statistical Office. 11 August 2024. cs.
  14. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2018. Czech Statistical Office. 11 August 2024. cs.
  15. Web site: Naši lidé pro vaši budoucnost. Czech Pirate Party. 11 August 2024. cs.
  16. Web site: Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané ve dnech 2021. Czech Statistical Office. 11 August 2024. cs.