Pavel Bělobrádek

Pavel Bělobrádek
MP
Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
Minister of Science and Research
In office
29 January 2014 – 13 December 2017
Prime MinisterBohuslav Sobotka
Preceded byMartin Pecina
Succeeded byRichard Brabec
Martin Stropnický
Leader of KDU-ČSL
In office
20 November 2010 – 29 March 2019
Preceded byCyril Svoboda
Succeeded byMarek Výborný
1st Vice-Chairman of KDU-ČSL
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 October 2024
Preceded byJan Bartošek
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 October 2013
Personal details
Born (1976-12-25) 25 December 1976 (age 47)
Náchod, Czechoslovakia
Political partyKDU-ČSL
ProfessionVeterinary physician

Pavel Bělobrádek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpavɛl ˈbjɛlobraːdɛk]; born 25 December 1976) is a Czech politician who served as leader of KDU-ČSL from 2010 to 2019.[1]

Political career

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2010–2013

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In the 2010 Czech parliamentary election, Bělobrádek received 280 votes as an elected representative of Náchod.[2]

On 8 June 2013, Bělobrádek was re-elected chairman of KDU-ČSL the convention in Olomouc, only to be opposed by Zuzana Roithová.[3]

In the 2013 Czech parliamentary election, Bělobrádek ran in the Hradec Králové Region as the leader of the KDU-ČSL.[4] He was later elected chairman of the KDU-ČSL Parliamentary Club.[5] On 27 November 2013, Bělobrádek was elected Deputy Speaker, winning 133 votes in a secret ballot.[6] The same year in December, he resigned as chairman of the party's parliamentary club and was replaced by Marian Jurečka.[7]

2014–2017

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In January 2014, Bělobrádek became the KDU-ČSL candidate for the post of Deputy Prime Minister for Science, Research and Innovation in the Cabinet of Bohuslav Sobotka.[8] The former also defended his position in the 2014 Czech municipal elections.[9]

At the 2015 congress in Zlín, Bělobrádek was elected chairman of the KDU-ČSL for the third time.[10] In the 2016 Czech regional elections, he managed to defend the mandate of the representative of the Hradec Králové region from the position of a party member.[11]

2018 Czech municipal elections

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On 1 February 2018, Bělobrádek announced his intention to run for the KDU-ČSL in the 2018 Czech municipal elections.[12] He won the first round of the election with 26.62% votes.[13] Bělobrádek faced Martin Červíček [cs] in the second round but ended up losing.[14] In March 2019, Bělobrádek announced that he would no longer be the chairman of KDU-ČSL.[15] He was succeeded by Marek Výborný.[16]

2020s

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In the 2020 Czech regional elections, Bělobrádek the leader of the Coalition for the Hradec Králové Region.[17] He managed to defend the mandate of regional representative.[18] On 2 November 2020, Bělobrádek also became the Second Deputy Governor of the Hradec Králové Region for Environment and Agriculture.[19]

In the 2021 Czech parliamentary election, Bělobrádek was member of the KDU-ČSL in the second place candidate of the Spolu coalition.[20] He received 10,691 preferential votes and was re-elected as an MP.[21]

In the 2022 Czech municipal elections, Bělobrádek ran for council in Náchod from the 20th place of the KDU-ČSL candidate. He finished fourth place, but did not defend the mandate.[22]

On 19 October 2024, Bělobrádek was elected 1st Vice-Chairman of KDU-ČSL the convention in Olomouc.[23]

Personal life

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Bělobrádek is married to his wife Jana.[24] They have a son named Josef along with daughters, Anežka and Marie.[25]

Before the 2010 Czech parliamentary election, Bělobrádek stated that he had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, but his condition has been stable for ten years.[26] One week after the unsuccessful parliamentary elections, Bělobrádek declared that the current situation of the People's Party is left behind.[27]

References

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  1. ^ "Unknown Belobradek becomes new head of Czech Christian Democrats". Niuzer. 20 November 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  2. ^ Kalenský, Jakub (20 November 2010). "Lidovci míří k radikální proměně. Předsedou je Pavel Bělobrádek". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). Prague: Economia. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
  3. ^ Petrášová, Lenka (8 June 2013). "Lidovce dál povede Bělobrádek. Nejsme ODS z kostela, přesvědčoval sjezd". iDNES (in Czech). Prague: Mafra.
  4. ^ Pruška, Jan (21 August 2013). "Známe jména lídrů: Bělobrádek, Heger, Marková a Orgoníková". Deník (in Czech). Prague: Vltava Labe Media. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Bělobrádka zvolili předsedou poslaneckého klubu KDU-ČSL". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Kalouska ani Okamuru poslanci místopředsedou Sněmovny nezvolili". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. 27 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Předsedou poslanců KDU-ČSL se stal Marian Jurečka". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). Economia. 3 December 2013.
  8. ^ Kopecký, Josef (6 January 2014). "Koalice podepsala smlouvu. Politické výhrady od Zemana Sobotka nebere". iDNES (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 10.10. - 11.10.2014". volby.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  10. ^ Kopecký, Josef (23 May 2015). "Bělobrádek obhájil post v KDU-ČSL, chce rozlomit rudooranžové koalice". iDNES (in Czech). Prague: Mafra.
  11. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev krajů konané dne 7.10. – 8.10.2016". volby.cz (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané ve dnech 20.10. – 21.10.2017". volby.cz (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  13. ^ Danda, Oldřich. "Bělobrádek: Mně vězení nehrozí, ale nabízím vládu bez šéfů". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Volební výsledky pro obvod Náchod". iDNES (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Bělobrádek už nebude kandidovat na předsedu lidovců". Novinky.cz (in Czech). 13 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  16. ^ Last, Radek (29 March 2019). "Novým předsedou KDU-ČSL se stal Výborný, jeho pravou rukou senátorka Jelínková". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech).
  17. ^ Stránský, Jan (25 May 2020). "Ve stínu koronaviru začíná zápas o hejtmanství. Bude kratší a na síti". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Prague: Seznam.cz. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  18. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev krajů konané dne 2.10. – 3.10.2020". volby.cz (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Královéhradecký kraj povede senátor a bývalý policejní ředitel Martin Červíček z ODS". Czech Radio (in Czech). 2 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Kandidátní listina pro: Královéhradecký kraj". Spolu (Czech Republic) (in Czech). Archived from the original on 24 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané ve dnech 8.10. – 9.10.2021". volby.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  22. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí konané 23.09. – 24.09.2022". volby.cz (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  23. ^ Machová, Martina; Danda, Oldřich (18 October 2024). "Novým předsedou lidovců je Marek Výborný. Krýt záda mu bude Bělobrádek". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  24. ^ Zpevačková, Barbora (23 May 2017). "Jana Bělobrádková: O politice se doma nebavíme, manželovy názory znám z televize". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis.
  25. ^ Štichová, Zuzana (23 May 2017). "Bělobrádek vyrazil se ženou na vztahový seminář. "Máme víkendové manželství," přiznal". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis.
  26. ^ Danda, Oldřich (20 November 2020). "Nový šéf lidovců: dobytků a sviní v politice se nebojím". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  27. ^ Navrátil, Vojtěch (24 October 2012). "Bratři a sestry obživli. Zatím". Revue Politika (in Czech). Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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