Jaroslav Bžoch (born 30 November 1983) is a Czech politician of ANO and former rugby league player. He was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.[1] He previously served in the Chamber of Deputies, serving as vice-chair of the foreign affairs committee [cs].[2]

Jaroslav Bžoch
Bžoch in 2017
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
16 July 2024
ConstituencyCzech Republic
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
21 October 2017 – 28 June 2024
Succeeded byKamila Bláhová [cs]
ConstituencyÚstí nad Labem
Personal details
Born (1983-11-30) 30 November 1983 (age 40)
Teplice, Czechoslovakia
Political partyANO (since 2011)
ODS (2007–2011)
Other political
affiliations
Patriots for Europe
Alma materMetropolitan University Prague
Jan Evangelista Purkyně University

Early life and education

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Bžoch graduated from the Metropolitan University Prague with a degree in international relations and European studies, and earned a bachelor's degree in business economics and management at Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem.[3]

Career

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Bžoch was elected municipal councillor of Teplice in the 2014 municipal elections.[4] He was elected regional councillor of Ústí nad Labem Region in 2016,[5] and to the Chamber of Deputies in 2017.[6][7]

Bžoch was elected in 2021 with 3,613 preferential votes.[8] He was elected the party assembly in February 2022, he was elected a member of the movement's board.[9]

Bžoch ran for the second candidate of ANO in the 2024 European Parliament election.[10] The party won the election and he became one of the six MEPs with 31,989 preferential votes.[11] Bžoch resigned as a member of the Chamber of Deputies at the end of June and was replaced by Kamila Bláhová [cs].[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Volby do Evropského parlamentu konané na území České republiky ve dnech 2024" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Jaroslav Bžoch". Institute for Politics and Society. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Jaroslav Bžoch". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Seznam.cz. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2014" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office.
  5. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev krajů konané dne 2016" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Do sněmovny usedne 13 poslanců za Ústecký kraj, mezi nimi jsou hned čtyři krajští zastupitelé" (in Czech). Ústí nad Labem Region. 22 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané 2017" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané 2021" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  9. ^ Menšík, Jan (12 February 2022). "Překvapení se nekoná, v čele ANO zůstává Babiš. Naposledy". Novinky.cz (in Czech).
  10. ^ Trachtová, Zdeňka; Urbanová, Anna (12 February 2024). "Čelo kandidátky ANO do europarlamentu. Dostálová bude jednička, na páté místo se vklínila Nagyová". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  11. ^ Menšík, Jan (9 June 2024). "Volby vyhrálo ANO. STAN skončilo až za Konečnou na pátém místě". Novinky.cz (in Czech).
  12. ^ "108. schůze". Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (in Czech). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.