Bohuslav Svoboda

Not to be confused with former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Bohuslav Sobotka.

Bohuslav Svoboda MP
Mayor of Prague
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 February 2023
Preceded by	Zdeněk Hřib
In office 30 November 2010 – 23 May 2013
Preceded by	Pavel Bém
Succeeded by	Tomáš Hudeček
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 October 2013
Personal details
Born	(1944-02-08) 8 February 1944 (age 80) Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Nationality	Czech Republic
Political party	ODS
Alma mater	Charles University

Bohuslav Svoboda (born 8 February 1944) is a Czech politician and gynaecologist who has been serving as the mayor of Prague since 16 February 2023. He previously served as the mayor of Prague from 30 November 2010[1][2] to 23 May 2013.[3]

Biography

Bohuslav Svoboda was born on 8 February 1944 in Prague. He attended Charles University and studied medicine. Before his second term as mayor, he served as the head of gynaecology clinics at Charles University Hospital and the Central Military Hospital in Prague.[4]

In the 2022 Prague municipal election Svoboda was leader of the coalition SPOLU and SPOLU won the election. Forming a coalition with the Czech Pirate Party and STAN took 5 months of negotiations. On 16 February 2023 Svoboda was elected again as the mayor of Prague.[5]

Svoboda is a member of the Civic Democratic Party.[6]

In March 2024, Czech Green Party filed criminal charges against Svoboda for "spreading a contagious disease" after he deliberately attended a parliamentary health committee meeting despite suffering from whooping cough, which occurred during a nationwide surge in cases of the disease.[7]

See also

• One World Film Festival

References

1. "Svoboda elected mayor of Prague". Prague Daily Monitor. December 1, 2010. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
2. "Bohuslav Svoboda: Audit tunelu Blanka nezjistil důvody k trestnímu oznámení" (in Czech). e15.cz. October 10, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
3. "Prahu teď vede TOP 09". idnes.cz. Prague: MAFRA. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
4. "Svoboda rezignuje na post předsedy zdravotního výboru". Novinky.cz. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
5. "Prague finally gets new mayor five months after elections". expats.cz. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
6. "Lidé vtrhli na pražský magistrát a vypískali velkou koalici ODS a ČSSD" (in Czech). iDNES.cz. November 30, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
7. "Czech Republic struggles to contain surge of whooping cough". BBC. March 17, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.

External links

• Media related to Bohuslav Svoboda at Wikimedia Commons

Political offices
Preceded by Pavel Bém	Mayor of Prague 2010–2013	Succeeded by Tomáš Hudeček
Preceded by Zdeněk Hřib	Mayor of Prague 2023–present	Incumbent