Liana Janáčková (born 17 December 1953) is a Czech politician, former mayor of the Mariánské Hory a Hulváky district of Ostrava and a senator.

Liana Janáčková
Mayor of Mariánské Hory a Hulváky
In office
1990 – 6 November 2006
Succeeded byRadomír Michniak
In office
6 June 2007 – 5 November 2018
Preceded byRadomír Michniak
Succeeded byPatrik Hujdus
Senator from Ostrava
In office
23 November 1996 – 21 November 2004
Preceded byMirek Topolánek
Succeeded byAntonín Maštalíř
Personal details
Born (1953-12-17) 17 December 1953 (age 70)
Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
(now Czech Republic)
Political partyCivic Forum
Civic Democratic Party (1992–2004)
Party of Free Citizens (2009)
Independents (2014–2022)
Children2
Alma materBrno University of Technology

Biography

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She studied at the Faculty of Architecture of Brno University of Technology, before working at Stavoprojekt Ostrava and Drupos Ostrava.

Political career

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She became Mayor of Mariánské Hory a Hulváky in 1990 and joined the Civic Democratic Party (ODS). She left ODS in 2004. She was replaced by Radomír Michniak in 2006. She returned to the position in 2007.[1][2]

In 2004, Janáčková was elected to the Senate as a nominee of the Party of Free Citizens. She left the party in 2009. She sought a second term in 2010 election but was defeated by Antonín Maštalíř.[3][4][5] She also ran for Senate in 2016 but was defeated by Zdeněk Nytra.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Převrat na mariánskohorské radnici rozdělil občany i politiky na dva tábory". Moravskoslezský deník (in Czech). 8 June 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Ing. arch. Liana Janáčková – životopis – Naši Politici". www.nasipolitici.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Janáčková povede Mariánské Hory a Hulváky společně s komunisty a TOP 09". Novinky.cz (in Czech). 8 November 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Janáčková nepůjde do voleb za Svobodné. Kvůli anonymům". TÝDEN.cz. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Liana Janáčková, neřízená střela z Ostravy". iDNES.cz. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Senátorské volby v Ostravě vyhrál Nytra, Janáčková v druhém kole neuspěla » Ostravský čas". Ostravský čas (in Czech). 17 October 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2017.