Markéta Pekarová Adamová (born 2 October 1984) is a Czech politician who is the President of the Chamber of Deputies since 2021 and leader of TOP 09 since 2019. She has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2013.[1]
Markéta Pekarová Adamová | |
|---|---|
 Pekarová Adamová in 2024 | |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic | |
| Assumed office 10 November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Radek Vondráček |
| Leader of TOP 09 | |
| Assumed office 24 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jiří Pospíšil |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 October 1984 Litomyšl, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Political party | TOP 09 |
| Spouse |
Tomáš Pekara (m. 2016) |
| Alma mater | Charles University, Czech Technical University in Prague |
| Website | www |
Early life and education
editPekarová Adamová graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague in 2008, and a master's degree from the Czech Technical University in Prague in 2011.[2]
Political career
editEarly political career
editPekarová Adamová joined newly-created political party TOP 09 in 2009. A year later, in the municipal elections, she was elected to the Municipal Council of Prague 8 and subsequently to the Council of the City for Prague 8, responsible for social affairs, drug prevention and European funds.[2] She also ran in the city-wide municipal elections, but was not elected.[3]
In the 2013 parliamentary election, Pekarová Adamová was elected as a TOP 09 candidate from sixth place on the candidate list in Prague.[4]
In the 2014 municipal elections, she defended the post of representative of the Municipal District of Prague 8 for TOP 09.[5]
At the fourth National Assembly of TOP 09 in November 2015 in Prague, she was elected vice-president of the party.[6]
In the 2017 Czech parliamentary election, Pekarová Adamová ran from the second place on the Prague candidate list for TOP 09, and defended her mandate.[7] At the end of November 2017, she was elected first vice-president of TOP 09, defeating Lukáš Otys.[8]
At the end of August 2019, Pekarová Adamová announced that she would run for the position of party chair at the TOP 09 autumn conference.[9] On 24 November, Pekarová Adamová was elected president of TOP 09, defeating senator Tomáš Czernin.[10]
TOP 09 Leadership
editOn 10 November 2021, Pekarová Adamová was elected President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic with 102 votes.[11] On 20 November 2021, she was reelected in a TOP 09 leadership election as the only candidate, with 163 of 176 votes.[12]
On 9 March 2023, Pekarová Adamová and Prime Minister Petr Fiala served for 14 hours as acting co-presidents, as the term President Miloš Zeman had expired and new president Petr Pavel was yet to be sworn in.[13] On 11 November, she was re-elected in a TOP 09 leadership election as the only candidate, with 142 of 177 votes.[14]
Political positions
editOn 23 May 2020, Pekarová Adamová supported a joint statement by Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček, Culture Minister Lubomír Zaorálek and former Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg condemning the planned Israeli annexation of Jerusalem.[15] She said that "Israel is our ally and friend, and constructive criticism is appropriate in such relations".[15] In December 2023, Pekarová Adamová and Miloš Vystrčil flew to Israel to express moral and political support for Israel in the war with Hamas.[16]
In June 2020, Pekarová Adamová expressed opposition to mandatory quotas for the redistribution of migrants within the European Union, arguing for the acceptance of refugees on a voluntary basis, and criticised the government of Andrej Babiš for "refusing to help our partners from the EU with the acceptance of even a few dozen orphans."[17]
In November 2020, Pekarová Adamová welcomed Democrat Joe Biden's victory in the United States presidential election, declaring that the departure of Donald Trump would be the best news for the US.[18] Ahead of the 2022 Hungarian parliamentary election, she expressed her wish for voters to reject Viktor Orbán.[19]
Having previously opposed same-sex marriage,[20] Pekarová Adamová subsequently shifted her position, and was among a group of MPs proposing a legislative change to allow same-sex couples to marry.[21]
Personal life
editPekarová Adamová is bilingual in Czech and English.[2] She has been married to Slovak IT specialist Tomáš Pekára since 2016.[22] Her religion is Roman Catholic.[23]
References
edit- ^ "Kalousek sází na ženy. Do vedení TOP 09 se dostaly Adamová i Chalánková". Mladá fronta Dnes. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- ^ a b c "Ing. Markéta Pekarová Adamová". TOP 09 (in Czech). Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2010 | Obec Praha hl.m" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané ve dnech 25.10. – 26.10.2013" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí | Obec Praha 8" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ Stuchlíková, Lucie; Klang, Mikuláš (29 November 2015). "Miroslav Kalousek se stal šéfem TOP 09, strana má v nově zvoleném vedení padesát procent žen". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech).
- ^ "Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané ve dnech 20.10 – 21.10.2017" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ Kopecký, Josef (26 November 2017). "Pospíšil vede TOP 09. Varoval před Babišem a putinovským Ruskem". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech).
- ^ "Pospíšil nebude na podzim obhajovat post předsedy TOP 09. Kandidovat chce Pekarová Adamová". Czech Radio (in Czech). 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Navzdory Kalouskovi. Novou předsedkyní TOP 09 je Pekarová Adamová". Novinky.cz (in Czech). 25 November 2019.
- ^ Jeřábková, Dominika (10 November 2021). "Novou předsedkyní Sněmovny se stala Pekarová Adamová". Novinky.cz. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Kopecký, Josef (20 November 2021). "Pekarová obhájila post šéfky TOP 09. Chce pomoci Bělorusům svrhnout diktárora". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Miloš Zeman skončil. Česko je půl dne bez prezidenta". Novinky.cz (in Czech). 10 July 2023.
- ^ Machová, Martina (11 November 2023). "TOP 09 dál povede Pekarová Adamová, sekundovat jí nově bude Válek". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ a b Martinek, Jan (25 May 2022). "Kritický článek tří ministrů zahraničí o Izraeli vyvolal v Česku politickou přestřelku". Novinky.cz (in Czech).
- ^ "Pekarová Adamová a Vystrčil jsou v Izraeli. Navštíví raněné a vyjádří politickou i morální podporu". Czech Radio (in Czech). 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Brusel znovu chystá povinné kvóty běženců. Česko proti". Novinky.cz (in Czech). 9 June 2020.
- ^ Fořtová, Klára (7 November 2020). "Politici gratulují Bidenovi, Plaga chce Trumpovy tweety do mediální výchovy". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra.
- ^ Sloupová, Miroslava (10 January 2022). "Vyžeňte Orbána, vyzvala Maďary šéfka české Sněmovny. Klaus žádá její konec". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Prague: Mafra. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Byť jsem katolička, stejnopohlavní manželství podpořím, říká Pekarová Adamová". WS (in Czech). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Poslanci dali zelenou manželství pro všechny. Dále jde i ústavní ochrana svazku muže a ženy". Czech Radio (in Czech). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Stěhulová, Petra (4 May 2016). "Kráska z Topky Adamová se vdala: Vzala si cizince, Kalouska na svatbě nechtěla". Expres (in Czech). Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Byť jsem katolička, stejnopohlavní manželství podpořím, říká Pekarová Adamová". Deník N (in Czech). 29 April 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
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