Petr Fiala (born 24 November 1968) is a Czech politician and senator who has served for 46 Ústí nad Orlicí since 2022. He previously served as a representative of the Pardubice region from 2008 until 2012 until his return in 2016.
Petr Fiala | |
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| Senator for district no. 46 – Ústí nad Orlicí | |
| Assumed office 24 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Petr Šilar |
| Chairman of SproK | |
| Assumed office 29 August 2019 | |
| Representative of the Pardubice Region | |
| Assumed office 8 October 2016 | |
| Mayor of Letohrad | |
| Assumed office 7 November 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Vladimír Tomek |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 November 1968 Ústí nad Orlicí, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | Together for Region |
Early life
editFiala worked as a conductor of passenger and international trains, train conductor of international Letohrad express trains, later economist at the railway station in Letohrad.[1] Fiala served as vice-chairman of the Czech-Moravian Hockeyball Association between 1998 and 2000, after which he became held the position of its chairman until 2010.[2]
Political career
editIn the 2002 Czech municipal elections, Fiala failed to run as an independent candidate for the Association for Letohradsko for Letohrad City Council.[3] He only succeeded in the 2006 elections, becoming an independent candidate and leader of Association for Letohrad group.[4] Fiala became mayor of Ústi nad Orlicí in November 2006.[5] He also defended the mandate of city representative and mayor in 2010,[6] 2014,[7] and 2018 municipal elections.[8]
In the 2008 Czech regional elections, Fiala was also elected as a representative of the Pardubice region for the first time, when he ran as an independent on the ČSSD candidate list – serving as vice-chairman of the Finance Committee.[9] Fiala was elected as a non-party member of the ČSSD in the 2016 Czech regional elections.[10] During the 2016–2020 election period, he served as chairman of the committee for transport and transport services of the Pardubice region.[11]
In August 2019, Fiala co-founded the Spolu pro Koalice (SproK) movement and became its chairman.[citation needed] In the 2020 Czech regional elections, he defended his mandate as a representative of the Pardubice region.[12] During this period, Fiala served as chairman of the committee for transport and transport services of the Pardubice region.[13] He also served as chairman of the Orlicko Association of Municipalities.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Petr Fiala (senátor)". 3pk.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 29 October 2020.
- ^ Červinka, Filip (22 January 2020). "Námět galavečera s připomenutím historie našeho krásného sportu považuji za skvělý, těší Petra Fialu". Czech-Moravian Hockeyball Association (in Czech).
- ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí | Ústí nad Orlicí" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2006 | Letohrad" (in Czech). Ústí nad Orlicí: Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Město Letohrad usnesení z ustavujícího jednání zastupitelstva Města Letohrad". Letohrad.eu (in Czech). Retrieved 7 November 2006.
- ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2010" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Do třetice opět Petr Fiala". Deník (in Czech). Ústi nad Orlicí: Vltave Labe Media. 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2018" (in Czech). Ústi nad Orlicí: Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev krajů konané dne" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev krajů konané dne" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ Pokorná, Dana (7 October 2016). "Z Letohradu neodcházím, vyvrací spekulace starosta". Deník (in Czech). Vltave Labe Media. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "ČSSD v Pardubickém kraji půjde do voleb v koalici. Dohodla se s hnutím Společně pro kraj". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Výbor pro dopravu a dopravní obslužnost". Pardubický Kraj (in Czech). Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Mikroregion Orlicko". Orlicko (in Czech). Retrieved 14 June 2021.