Chamber of Deputies Caucus of the Civic Democratic Party explained

The Chamber of Deputies Caucus of the Civic Democratic Party is a parliamentary group in the Czech Republic.^[1] It currently has 25 members.

Leadership

Position	Name	Region
Chairman		Moravian-Silesian Region
1st Deputy Chairwoman		Prague
Deputy Chairman	Jan Bauer	South Bohemian Region
Deputy Chairman		Hradec Králové Region
Deputy Chairman		Prague

History

The caucus was established in 1991 when ODS split from Civic Forum. 33 Deputies joined the Caucus.^[2]

2013-2017

The Caucus was reduced to 16 members following the 2013 legislative election. Zbyněk Stanjura became the Chairman.^[3] Jiří Pospíšil left the Caucus in 2014 leaving it with 15 members.^{[4] [5]} Pospíšil was then elected a Member of European Parliament and gave up his seat in the Chamber of Deputies. He was replaced by Vladislav Vilímec and the caucus returned to 16 seats.^[6] Alfred Beznoska left the Chamber in March 2017 and was replaced by Jan Skopeček.^[7]

Since 2017

The caucus consisted of 25 members following the 2017 election.

Notes and References

1. Web site: ODS: Poslanecký klub si zvolil vedení. Parlamentní Listy. 23 January 2018.
2. Web site: Poslanecký klub Občanské demokratické strany. www.psp.cz. 23 January 2018. cs.
3. Web site: Poslanecký klub ODS povede exministr dopravy Stanjura. TÝDEN.cz. 23 January 2018. 6 November 2013.
4. Web site: Exministr Jiří Pospíšil opustil ODS, poslancem zůstává. iDNES.cz. 23 January 2018. 30 January 2014.
5. Web site: Odchodem Pospíšila ztrácí ODS popularitu i zkušenosti. Aktuálně.cz . 23 January 2018. cs-CZ. 30 January 2014.
6. Web site: ODS kuriózně získala navíc sněmovní křeslo. A Prahu čeká volba senátora. iDNES.cz. 23 January 2018. 26 May 2014.
7. News: Novým poslancem se stal Jan Skopeček z Hořovic. Berounský deník. 23 January 2018. cs. 16 March 2017 . Kočová . Radka .