Miloš Vystrčil

Miloš Vystrčil (born 10 August 1960) is a Czech politician serving as the President of the Senate and Senator from Jihlava district. Vystrčil previously served as Mayor of Telč and governor of Vysočina Region.

Miloš Vystrčil
President of the Senate
Assumed office
19 February 2020
Preceded byJaroslav Kubera
Governor of Vysočina Region
In office
7 December 2004 – 14 November 2008
Preceded byFrantišek Dohnal
Succeeded byJiří Běhounek
Senator from Jihlava
Assumed office
23 October 2010
Preceded byVáclav Jehlička
Personal details
Born (1960-10-08) 8 October 1960
Dačice, Czechoslovakia
Political partyODS
Alma materMasaryk University
Websitehttp://www.vystrcil.cz/

Biography

He was born in Dačice in 1960. He studied Masaryk University and became a teacher. Vystrčil joined the Civic Democratic Party in 1991. He became part of Telč town assembly in 1994. He was elected Mayor of Telč in 1998 and remained in the position until 2001.[1]

Vystrčil participated in 2000 regional election and became member of regional assembly in Vysočina. He was regional Governor in 2004–2008. In 2010 he ran in Senate election for Seat in Jihlava. He defeated Social Democrat Václav Stehlík and became Senator.[2] In 2016 Vystrčil was reelected.[3]

Following death of Jaroslav Kubera Vystrčil was nominated for the position of President of the Senate in 2020 election. Besides the Civic Democratic Party his candidacy was endorsed by KDU-ČSL, Czech Social Democratic Party and ANO 2011.[4] Vystrčil won the election and became the new Senate President.[5]

Notably, Vystrčil announced he would make an official trip to Taiwan, something his predecessor had planned before his death.[6][7]

References
  1. "RNDr. Miloš Vystrčil - životopis - Naši Politici". www.nasipolitici.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  2. "Starosta, hejtman a teď senátor. Vystrčil se vrátil a stoupá výš". iDNES.cz. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  3. "Senátor je zase z Telče. Vystrčilovi k obhajobě gratuloval šéf ODS". iDNES.cz. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  4. Šustr, Ladislav (6 February 2020). "Kuberovo dědictví. Růžička by jako šéf Senátu na Tchaj-wan jel, Vystrčil vyčkává". echo24.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  5. "Vystrčil z ODS vede Senát. Zváží, zda pojede na Tchaj-wan, jak chtěl Kubera". iDNES.cz. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  6. "Czech Senate speaker to visit Taiwan in trip that could irk China". Reuters. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  7. "Czech Senate speaker plans to visit Taiwan, angering China". Associated Press. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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