Miloslav Ransdorf
Miloslav Ransdorf | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Czech Republic | |
In office 1 May 2004 – 22 January 2016 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Rakovník, Czechoslovakia | 15 February 1953
Died | 22 January 2016 Prague, Czech Republic | (aged 62)
Nationality | Czech |
Political party | Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia |
Occupation | politician |
Miloslav Ransdorf (15 February 1953 – 22 January 2016) was a Czech politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia, part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left party group in the European Parliament.[1] He died in office at Prague in 2016.[2][3]
Controversies[]
In 2013, Ransdorf was videotaped by Dutch newsblog Geenstijl, checking in at the European Parliament to claim 304 euro daily expenses fee and immediately leaving. When confronted, Ransdorf became engaged in a physical altercation with the reporter.[4]
In 2015, Ransdorf was detained in Zurich, Switzerland, with three men from Slovakia, after attempting to withdraw 350 million euros at the Zurich Cantonal Bank with false IDs.[5]
Ransdorf was involved in four car accidents, which led to speculation about drunk driving.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Miloslav Ransdorf" (in Czech). European Parliament. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ "Miloslav Ransdorf zemřel –". Novinky.cz. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ "Komunistický europoslanec Ransdorf zemřel | Týden.cz". Tyden.cz. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ "geenstijl - YouTube". Geenstijl.tv. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ "Radio Prague - Daily news summary - 04-12-2015 18:05". Radio.cz. 2015-12-04. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ APetr Weikert (2014-03-31). "A changing of the European Guard". Zpravy.e15.cz. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
External links[]
Media related to Miloslav Ransdorf at Wikimedia Commons
- 1953 births
- 2016 deaths
- Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia MEPs
- MEPs for the Czech Republic 2004–2009
- MEPs for the Czech Republic 2009–2014
- MEPs for the Czech Republic 2014–2019
- People from Rakovník
- Czech MEP stubs