Ondřej Dostál

Not to be confused with Ondrej Dostál.
Ondřej Dostál
MEP
Dostál in 2021
Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 July 2024
ConstituencyCzech Republic
Personal details
Born (1979-01-25) 25 January 1979 (age 45)
Chomutov, Czechoslovakia
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		United Democrats – Association of Independents
Stačilo!
Czech Pirate Party (2021–2022)
Alma materCharles University

Ondřej Dostál (born 25 January 1979) is a Czech lawyer and politician who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.[1] He is an independent politician aligned with SD-SN and the Stačilo! coalition.[2]

Early life and career

Dostál was born in Chomutov, and later moved to Rokycany and Mirošov.[3] He graduated from the Faculty of Law, Charles University, before studying in Austria and the United States.[1] A lawyer specializing in health insurance law, Dostál received the Lawyer of the Year award in 2006 and has been teaching at Charles University since 2003.[1] In 2008, he was the defense lawyer of Třebíč Hospital [cs] in its baby-swapping case [cs].[4]

Dostál was a member of the Czech Pirate Party between 2021 and 2022.[1] He was part of the Pirates and Mayors government team until resigning in December 2021, stating that their values had shifted away from his own.[5] Dostál considers himself a classical liberal in advocating for less government control.[6] In spring 2023, he spoke at anti-government demonstrations organized by Jindřich Rajchl.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ondřej Dostál". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ Bezděková, Iva (10 June 2024). ""Putovatel Dostál." Kdo je právník, který došel od Pirátů přes Rajchla ke komunistům a s nimi až do europarlamentu?". Deník N (in Czech). N Media.
  3. ^ Krátká, Veronika (11 June 2024). "Stačilo! si zahraje i v příštích volbách, říká nový europoslanec Ondřej Dostál". Rokycanský deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media.
  4. ^ Hloušek, Jiří (10 September 2008). "Právník nemocnice napadl u soudu rodiny vyměněných dětí". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). Economia.
  5. ^ Sloupová, Miroslava (13 December 2021). "Dostál opouští vládní tým PirSTAN. S jejich hodnotami už nesouzním, uvedl". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra.
  6. ^ Pokorný, Jan; Starostová, Marie (10 June 2024). "Dostál: Od Konečné se budu učit, jak dosáhnout úspěchů při jednání. Unie není v lehkém stavu". Czech Radio (in Czech).
  7. ^ Duzbabova, Zuzana (10 June 2024). "Dříve Pirát, dnes spojenec komunistky Konečné. Do Evropského parlamentu míří Ondřej Dostál z Rokycanska". Plzeňská Drbna (in Czech). Plzeň.