Jan Lacina (born 25 January 1970) is a Czech politician, since October 2022 Councillor of Prague 6 district,[1] and since October 2021 a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic.[2] He is the vice-chairman of the Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Sports, a member of the Media Affairs Committee, a member of the Standing Committee on the Control of the National Security Office and the Permanent Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, where he serves in the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy and the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media.[3]
Jan Lacina | |
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 Jan Lacina during the Prague 6 Council session | |
| Member of the Czech Parliament for Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Assumed office 9 October 2021 | |
| Councillor of Prague 6 | |
| Assumed office 24 October 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1970 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Political party | Mayors and Independents |
| Children | Laura Sára, Adam Sebastian |
| Parent(s) | Jiří Lacina, Milada Divišová |
| Alma mater | University of West Bohemia, Charles University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | https://www.jan-lacina.cz/ |
Life
editHe studied at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport at Charles University in Prague. After the election of Václav Havel as Czechoslovak president on 29 December 1989, he ended his football coaching studies and started to work as a journalist.
From 1990 to 1997, he worked as a reporter for the print media, Czech Radio, Czech Television and other commercial stations. From 1998 to 2013, he worked as a television producer, screenwriter, director[4][5][6][7] and lyricist.[8] From 1998 to 2000, he was also the media strategist for the Prague – European Capital of Culture 2000 project. On November 17, 2009, he was in charge of daylong project Albertov 16:00 aired by the Czech Television with the subtitle "Live Broadcast from the Past", analyzing just 20 years after the start of the so-called Velvet Revolution all major events that initiated political change in Czechoslovakia and turned communist totalitarianism into a liberal democratic system.[9]
He also published several books. Before the fourth and last election of Václav Havel as the Czech president in 1998, his book Havel na Hrad! has come out.[10] In 2013, he ended all activities in the media. He runs several Prague cafés.
Political career
editSince 2013, he has been a registered supporter of the Mayors and Independents political movement. In 2015, he became its member. Since 2021, the Mayors and Independents movement has become the second strongest government party and part of the liberal-conservative pro-European government of the Prime Minister Petr Fiala.[11] In 2022, he was elected as a vice-chairman of the Mayors and Independents.[12]
Local politics
editIn the years 2014–2021, as Deputy Mayor of Prague 6, Lacina initiated a range of completed art installations in public space.
- Ferdinand Vaňek's bench[13][14][15] from 2017 is the monument dedicated to the last Czechoslovak and the first Czech president Václav Havel.
- Žofie Chotková's fan[16] was established in 2019 in honor of the Countess of Czech origin, the wife of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. The couple was murdered in 1914 by an assassin in Sarajevo which became the trigger for World War I.
- The Maria Theresa monument,[17][18] unveiled in October 2020 on the 300th anniversary of Maria Theresa's accession to the Habsburg throne,[19][20][21] is the only monument dedicated to this important European queen and the only ruling woman on the Czech throne in the Czech Republic.
- Lacina personally managed the removal of the statue of Ivan Konev from Bubeneč's Interbrigade Square, where it had stood since 1980, to the depository of the Museum of Memory of the 20th Century on April 30, 2020.[22][23][24][25][26][27][28] The move unleashed stormy reactions on the side of the Russia, representatives of the Communist Party, political extremists and the last two Czech presidents: Václav Klaus and Miloš Zeman.[29][30][31]
Education and family
editHe studied Political Science, International Relations and also Media Studies. He holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science and International Relations from the Faculty of Arts at the University of West Bohemia in Plzeň and a master's degree in Media Studies from the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University in Prague, focusing on public service media. He lives in his hometown district: Prague 6-Bubeneč and raises two children: Laura Sára (2006) and Adam Sebastian (2008).
References
edit- ^ "Rada MČ • Praha 6". Praha6.cz. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "MGR. Jan Lacina". Public.psp.cz.
- ^ "Mr Jan LACINA". Pace.coe.int. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Talk show Krásný ztráty po čtrnácti letech končí". Mediar.cz. 9 October 2013.
- ^ "13. Komnata Daniela Bárty - 13. Komnata". Ceskatelevize.cz.
- ^ "Kamila Moučková - 13. Komnata". Ceskatelevize.cz.
- ^ "Richard Müller - 13. Komnata". Ceskatelevize.cz.
- ^ "Zpěvák Michal Prokop převezme platinovou desku za album Sto roků na cestě". Deník.cz. 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Albertov 16:00 - iVysílání". Ceskatelevize.cz.
- ^ "Havel na hrad! (Jan Lacina)". Cbdb.cz.
- ^ "Members of the Government | Government of the Czech Republic". Vlada.cz.
- ^ "Znovuzvolený Rakušan chce nastartovat obnovu důvěry a profesionalizaci STAN". Ceskenoviny.cz.
- ^ "Ferdinand Vaněk Bench - Who knew Ferdinand V.?". Spottedbylocals.com. 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Václav Havel and Ferdinand Vaněk's Bench (Lea Dostálová, Petr Pištěk)". Ourbeautifulprague.com. 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Počmáraná knihovna v Dejvicích a nejpovedenější Havlův památník | Vetřelci a plameňáci". Stream.cz.
- ^ "Vějíř Žofie Chotkové" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Marie Terezie Park: Statue of Empress Maria Theresia". Prague-now.com.
- ^ "3D vizualizace pomníku Marie Terezie". Praha6.cz. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Statue of Maria Theresa unveiled in Prague". Radio Prague International. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Maria Theresa's Statue Unveiled in Prague". Praguemorning.cz. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Pocta hraběnce Chotkové. Manželka Ferdinanda d'Este se dočkala pomníku ve své domovské čtvrti | Design". Lidovky.cz. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ Vrba, Jakub. "Cultures of History Forum : Monumental Conflict: Controversies Surrounding the Removal of the Marshal Konev Statue in Prague". Cultures-of-history.uni-jena.de. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Putin aide: Prague's Konev statue should be returned to original location, not Russia". Expats.cz. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Prague's controversial statue of Ivan Konev may be moved to Russia". Expats.cz. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Prague 6 removes controversial statue of Soviet Marshal Konev". Radio Prague International. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Statue must tell true story of Soviet 'hero', say Czechs". The Guardian. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Prague removes statue of Soviet General Konev". Dw.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Removal of the Statue of Marshal Ivan Konev in Prague: a crisis in Czech-Russian relations (Agata Tatarenko) | Institute of Central Europe". Ies.lublin.pl. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Jan Lacina: Proč jsme sundali maršála Koněva". Forum24.cz.
- ^ "Socha Koněva leží vedle Slovanské epopeje. Rusové svou šanci propásli, říká Kolář". Aktualne.cz. 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Spor o Koněva - 90' ČT24". Ceskatelevize.cz.