Zdeněk Nytra (born 6 October 1961) is a Czech politician. He has been Senator from Ostrava since 2016.
Zdeněk Nytra | |
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| Leader of the ODS+TOP 09 Group in the Senate | |
| Assumed office 13 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Martin Červíček |
| Senator from Ostrava | |
| Assumed office 15 October 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Antonín Maštalíř |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 October 1961 Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | ODS |
| Alma mater | VSB – Technical University of Ostrava |
Biography
editNytra studied at Technical University of Ostrava. He became a professional fireman in 1984. He started as a commander of Fireman's corp for protection of trains in Ostrava. He joined Firemen's security corps of Ostrava in 1991. In 2001 he became Chairman of Firemen's security corps of Moravian-Silesian Region.[1]
Political career
editHe ran for Proskovice municipal assembly in 2002 election as a candidate of the Civic Democratic Party. He wasn't elected but in 2006 he became a member of Moravská Ostrava a Přívoz assembly. He was reelected in 2010 and 2014 election.
He decided to run for Senate in 2016 election. He officially ran as an independent but was supported by Civic Democratic Party, TOP 09 and Freeholder Party of the Czech Republic.[2] He advanced to the second round and narrowly defeated Liana Janáčková.[3]
During 2018 presidential election, Nytra endorsed Mirek Topolánek.[4]
Nytra leads the Civic Democratic Party during 2018 municipal election.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Podpořte kandidaturu plukovníka Zdeňka Nytry na viceprezidenta CTIF". whzscr.cz (in Czech). 16 July 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "V Ostravě se bude o senátorský post ucházet 10 kandidátů, Maštalíř neobhajuje". patriotmagazin.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Senátorské volby v Ostravě vyhrál Nytra, Janáčková v druhém kole neuspěla" (in Czech). Ostravský čas. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Topolánka chce na Hradě polovina senátorů ODS, další hlasy našel jinde" (in Czech). iDNES. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "ODS bude v Ostravě kandidovat s TOP 09 a Stranou soukromníků". Parlamentní listy (in Czech). Retrieved 13 February 2018.