Petr Fiala (senator) explained

Petr Fiala
Office:Senator for district no. 46 – Ústí nad Orlicí
Term Start:24 September 2022
Predecessor:Petr Šilar
Office2:Chairman of SproK
Term Start2:29 August 2019
Office3:Representative of the Pardubice Region
Term Start3:8 October 2016
Office4:Representative of the Pardubice Region
Term Start4:8 October 2016
Predecessor4:Vladímir Tomek
Birth Date:24 November 1968
Birth Place:Ústí nad Orlicí, Czechoslovakia
Party:Together for Region

Petr Fiala (born 24 November 1968) is a Czech politician and senator who has served for 46 Ústí nad Orlicí since 2022. He previously served as a representative of the Pardubice region from 2008 until 2012 until his return in 2016.

Early life

Fiala worked as a conductor of passenger and international trains, train conductor of international Letohrad express trains, later economist at the railway station in Letohrad.[1] Fiala served as vice-chairman of the Czech-Moravian Hockeyball Association between 1998 and 2000, after which he became held the position of its chairman until 2010.[2]

Political career

In the 2002 Czech municipal elections, Fiala failed to run as an independent candidate for the Association for Letohradsko for Letohrad City Council.[3] He only succeeded in the 2006 elections, becoming an independent candidate and leader of Association for Letohrad group.[4] Fiala became mayor of Ústi nad Orlicí in November 2006.[5] He also defended the mandate of city representative and mayor in 2010,[6] 2014,[7] and 2018 municipal elections.[8]

In the 2008 Czech regional elections, Fiala was also elected as a representative of the Pardubice region for the first time, when he ran as an independent on the ČSSD candidate list – serving as vice-chairman of the Finance Committee.[9] Fiala was elected as a non-party member of the ČSSD in the 2016 Czech regional elections.[10] During the 2016–2020 election period, he served as chairman of the committee for transport and transport services of the Pardubice region.[11]

In August 2019, Fiala co-founded the Spolu pro Koalice (SproK) movement and became its chairman. In the 2020 Czech regional elections, he defended his mandate as a representative of the Pardubice region.[12] During this period, Fiala served as chairman of the committee for transport and transport services of the Pardubice region.[13] He also served as chairman of the Orlicko Association of Municipalities.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Petr Fiala (senátor). dead. 3pk.cz. cs. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029195539/https://www.3pk.cz/fiala. 29 October 2020.
  2. News: Filip. Červinka. Námět galavečera s připomenutím historie našeho krásného sportu považuji za skvělý, těší Petra Fialu. Czech-Moravian Hockeyball Association. 22 January 2020. cs.
  3. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí Ústí nad Orlicí. Czech Statistical Office. 20 June 2022. cs.
  4. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2006 Letohrad. Ústí nad Orlicí. Czech Statistical Office. 20 June 2022. cs.
  5. Web site: Město Letohrad usnesení z ustavujícího jednání zastupitelstva Města Letohrad. Letohrad.eu. 7 November 2006. cs.
  6. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2010. Czech Statistical Office. 30 June 2024. cs.
  7. News: Do třetice opět Petr Fiala. Deník. Ústi nad Orlicí. Vltave Labe Media. 7 November 2014. cs.
  8. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2018. Ústi nad Orlicí. Czech Statistical Office. 30 June 2024. cs.
  9. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev krajů konané dne. Czech Statistical Office. 14 June 2022. cs.
  10. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev krajů konané dne. Czech Statistical Office. 14 June 2022. cs.
  11. News: Dana. Pokorná. Z Letohradu neodcházím, vyvrací spekulace starosta. Deník. Vltave Labe Media. 7 October 2016. 14 June 2022. cs.
  12. News: ČSSD v Pardubickém kraji půjde do voleb v koalici. Dohodla se s hnutím Společně pro kraj. Hospodářské noviny. 30 November 2019. cs.
  13. Web site: Výbor pro dopravu a dopravní obslužnost. Pardubický Kraj. 14 June 2021. cs.
  14. Web site: Mikroregion Orlicko. Orlicko. 14 June 2021. cs.