| Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
| Office: | Leader of the Civic Democratic Party in the Chamber of Deputies |
| Term Start: | 13 December 2021 |
| Predecessor: | Zbyněk Stanjura |
| Term Start1: | 18 December 2012 |
| Term End1: | 28 August 2013 |
| Predecessor1: | Zbyněk Stanjura |
| Successor1: | Zbyněk Stanjura |
| Office2: | Member of the Chamber of Deputies |
| Term Start2: | 20 July 2004 |
| Term Start3: | 6 December 1990 |
| Term End3: | 20 June 2002 |
| Spouse: | Markéta Bendová |
| Birth Date: | 1968 11, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Party: | ODS (since 1996) KDS (1990–1996) |
| Children: | Johana Jonáš Apolena Amálie |
| Alma Mater: | University of West Bohemia |
| Website: | http://www.marekbenda.cz/ |
Marek Benda (born 10 November 1968) is a Czech politician and member of the Civic Democratic Party. He is currently the longest serving member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic.[1] He is the son of Václav Benda.[2]
Benda studied at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University from 1988 to 1990. He left the school during the Velvet Revolution as he was involved in politics. He later unsuccessfully studied at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague but failed due to his poor knowledge of foreign languages.[3] Benda later studied law at the University of West Bohemia from 2003 to 2008. He reportedly passed a post-masters examination and earned a Doctor degree, but it was later revealed that his post-masters thesis was merely a work of plagiarism and he did not receive the degree.[4] [5]
Benda became a member of parliament in 1990. He co-founded the Christian Democratic Party (KDS). KDS was later merged with the Civic Democratic Party (ODS). Benda then became a member of ODS.[6] [7]