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Ondřej Dostál

Ondřej Dostál
Dostál in 2021
Member of the European Parliament
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]

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