Chamber of Deputies Caucus of the Civic Democratic Party

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

Leadership[]

Position Name Region
Chairman Zbyněk Stanjura Moravian-Silesian Region
1st Deputy Chairwoman Jana Černochová Prague
Deputy Chairman South Bohemian Region
Deputy Chairman Hradec Králové Region
Deputy Chairman Marek Benda 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] 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.

References[]

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