Ondřej Kovařík Explained

Party:Independent (nominated by ANO 2011)
Constituency Mp:Czech Republic
Term Start:2 July 2019
Parliament:European
Birth Date:1980 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Kyjov, Czechoslovakia
Nationality:Czech
Alma Mater:Prague University of Economics and Business
Website:ondrejkovarik.eu

Ondřej Kovařík is a Czech politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.[1] He was parliamentary assistant to MEP Dita Charanzová. has since been serving on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, also called ECON, and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, aka LIBE. In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the Parliament's delegation for relations with Canada. He has studied international trade and international affairs and is affiliated to the ANO 2011 movement (Action of Dissatisfied Citizens) set up by Andrej Babiš, former Czech Prime Minister.

Career

In October 2015, Kovařík worked as chief advisor of the parliamentary delegation of ANO in the European Parliament to compatriot Dita Charanzová.[2]

In the 2019 European Parliament election, Kovařík finished sixth place as a non-party member of ANO.[3] He was re-elected in 2024 European Parliament election, finishing seventh place of the candidates.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jmenné seznamy. volby.cz. Czech Statistical Office. 2 June 2019. cs.
  2. News: Seznam nových europoslanců. Kdo bude Česko zastupovat v Evropském parlamentu?. Czech Radio. 27 May 2019. 1 June 2019. cs.
  3. Web site: Volby do Evropského parlamentu konané na území České republiky ve dnech 2019. Czech Statistical Office. 1 June 2019. cs.
  4. Web site: Volby do Evropského parlamentu konané na území České republiky ve dnech 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 24 April 2024. cs.