Jan Čižinský Explained

Jan Čižinský
Office:Mayor of Prague 7
Term Start:20 November 2014
Predecessor:Marek Ječmének
Office1:Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Term Start1:21 October 2017
Term End1:21 October 2021
Office2:Member of the Prague City Assembly
Term Start2:11 October 2014
Office3:Member of the Prague 7 Assembly
Term Start3:11 October 2014
Office4:Leader of Prague Together
Term Start4:2017
Term End4:13 March 2024
Predecessor4:Position established
Birth Date:22 April 1978
Birth Place:Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Party:KDU-ČSL (2003–2018)
Alma Mater:Charles University

Jan Čižinský (born 22 April 1978) is a Czech teacher and politician who has been serving as the mayor of Prague 7 since November 2014 and Member of the Prague City Assembly since October 2014.[1] Čižinský is a former leader of Prague Together association and former member of KDU-ČSL.

Early life and education

Čižinský taught Latin, history, and the basics of social sciences at Malostranský Gymnasium.[2] He was also active in the scout movement of Břevnov Monastery.[3]

Political career

Early political career

Prior to joining KDU-ČSL in 2003, Čižinský ran for the party as a non-party candidate and worked as an assistant to Cyril Svoboda and Marian Jurečka.[2]

Čižinský ran as a non-party candidate for KDU-ČSL in the Prague 1 municipal council in the 1998[4] and 2002 Czech municipal elections,[5] as well as the 2006 municipal elections as lead candidate of KDU-ČSL.[6] Despite the high number of preferential votes that were cast for him, he was not elected as a KDU-ČSL candidate in the capital city of Prague, mainly during 2006,[7] 2010,[8] and 2013 parliamentary elections.[9]

2010s

After failing to be elected candidate in the municipal elections between 1998 and 2006, Čižinský moved to the Prague 7 district as KDU-ČSL candidate in the 2010 Czech municipal elections.[10]

In 2013, Čižinský came to the attention of the residents of Prague 7 as the organizer of a referendum on the plan to build a new town hall building for this part of the city for around one billion CZK. Thanks to his extraordinary contribution, he received the White Lily[11] For the same act, he received the "Chairman's Award" at KDU-ČSL convention in 2013 KDU-ČSL for civic bravery".[12]

Čižinský became a representative of the city district after 2014 municipal elections as leading candidate of the entity Praha 7 himself (e.g. KDU-ČSL and non-partisans).[13] The election movement won with 43.69% of the vote[14] and he was elected mayor of Prague 7 on 20 November 2014.[15] Čižinský was also elected as a member of KDU-ČSL to Prague City Council.[16]

In the 2017 Czech parliamentary election, Čižinský won 6,746 preferential votes and jumped from second place to the leader of the candidate Daniel Herman, thus being elected member of parliament.[17] At a press conference in front of Prague City Hall on 12 December, Čižinský announced the start of collecting 100,000 signatures of Prague voters to run for the City Council.[18] On 31 July 2018, he submitted the candidate of Prague to himself as its leader, supported by a petition with 97,095 signatures of Prague citizens, and started the election campaign.[19] Čižinský also lost his KDU-ČSL membership that was previously suspended.[20]

In the 2018 municipal elections, Čižinský received 80,552 preferential votes, the most number of all the candidates.[21]

2020s

In the 2022 municipal elections, Čižinský was the leader of Prague Self group and therefore also a candidate for the position as mayor of Prague.[22] Although he defended the mandate,[23] the candidate led by him finished fourth with a gain of 14.73%, thus reduced its representation.[24] Čižinský also defended his mandate as a representative of the Prague 7 district.[25]

Personal life

Čižinský's older brother, Pavel, served as mayor of Prague 1 between 2018 and 2020.[26]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MČ Praha 7: Zastupitelstvo MČ Praha 7 zvolilo novou radu. Prague 7. 20 November 2014. 27 October 2015. cs. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924080855/http://www.praha7.cz/17416_Zastupitelstvo-MC-Praha-7-zvolilo-novou-radu. 24 September 2015.
  2. Web site: Hana. Čápová. Tajemství dobré adresy. Respekt.cz. 8 October 2016. cs.
  3. Web site: Z historie táborů Jelenů. dead. jeleni.org. 15 June 2011. 21 September 2018. cs. https://web.archive.org/web/20180922063921/http://www.jeleni.org/z-historie-tabor-jelen/. 22 September 2018.
  4. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 1998. Czech Statistical Office. 14 October 2014. cs.
  5. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2002. Czech Statistical Office. 14 October 2014. cs.
  6. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2006 Obec Praha 1. Czech Statistical Office. 14 October 2014. cs.
  7. Web site: Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané ve dnech 2006 Strana KDU-ČSL. Czech Statistical Office. 14 October 2014. cs.
  8. Web site: Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané ve dnech 2010 Strana KDU-ČSL. Czech Statistical Office. 14 October 2014. cs.
  9. Web site: Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané ve dnech 2013 Strana KDU-ČSL. Czech Statistical Office. 14 October 2014. cs.
  10. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2010 Obec Praha 7. Czech Statistical Office. 14 October 2014. cs.
  11. News: Praha 7 je první radnicí v Praze, která má koalici. dead. České Noviny. 14 October 2014. cs. https://web.archive.org/web/20150408192352/https://www.ceskenoviny.cz/zpravy/praha-7-je-prvni-radnici-v-praze-ktera-ma-koalici/1134772. 8 April 2015.
  12. Web site: Cenu Předsedy Kdu-čsl Za Občanskou Statečnost Získali Letos Tři Lidovci: Bohumil Svoboda, Pavel Pecháček a Jan Čižinský. dead. KDU-ČSL. 8 June 2016. cs. https://web.archive.org/web/20151118155846/http://sjezd2013.kdu.cz/Aktuality/Sjezd/Cenu-predsedy-KDU-CSL-za-obcanskou-statecnost-zisk.aspx. 18 November 2015.
  13. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2014 Kandidátní listina Praha 7 Sobe. Czech Statistical Office. 14 October 2014. cs.
  14. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2014 Obec Praha 7. Czech Statistical Office. 14 October 2014. cs.
  15. Web site: Zastupitelstvo MČ Praha 7 zvolilo novou radu. dead. Praha7.cz. 20 November 2014. cs. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924080855/http://www.praha7.cz/17416_Zastupitelstvo-MC-Praha-7-zvolilo-novou-radu. 24 September 2015.
  16. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2014 Kandidátní listina Trojkoalice SZ, KDU-ČSL, STAN. Czech Statistical Office. 14 October 2014. cs.
  17. Web site: Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané ve dnech 2017 Strana KDU-ČSL. Czech Statistical Office. 22 October 2017. cs.
  18. News: Starosta Prahy 7 Čižinský sbírá podpisy pro hnutí Praha sobě do voleb na magistrát. Novinky.cz. Borgis. 12 December 2017. cs.
  19. News: Čižinského sdružení Praha Sobě získalo 97 tisíc podpisů, spoléhá na dobrovolníky. Aktuálně.cz. Economia. 31 July 2018. 9 August 2018. cs.
  20. News: Petr. Honzejk. Volby vyhrajeme, za nás mosty padat nebudou, říká lídr občanské iniciativy Praha sobě Čižinský. Hospodářské noviny. Economia. 2 August 2018. 9 August 2018. cs.
  21. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2018 Obec Praha. Czech Statistical Office. 7 October 2018. cs.
  22. News: Tatiana. Skoumalová. Bára. Divišová. V restauraci a zadarmo. Čižinský v pražských volbách bude řešit záchody. TV Nova Czech Republic. 4 May 2022. 17 August 2022. cs.
  23. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí konané 2022 Kandidátní listina Praha sobě. Czech Statistical Office. 14 October 2022. cs.
  24. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí Obec Praha. Czech Statistical Office. 28 August 2024. cs.
  25. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí Obec Praha 7. Czech Statistical Office. 14 October 2022. cs.
  26. News: Starostou Prahy 1 se stal Pavel Čižinský. dead. Euro Zprávy. 19 November 2018. cs. https://web.archive.org/web/20190109155617/https://eurozpravy.cz/domaci/politika/240804-starostou-prahy-1-se-stal-pavel-cizinsky/. 9 January 2019.

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