Jan Čižinský | |
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 Čižinský in 2014 | |
| Mayor ofPrague 7 | |
| Assumed office 20 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Marek Ječmének |
| Member of theChamber of Deputies | |
| In office 21 October 2017 – 21 October 2021 | |
| Member of the Prague City Assembly | |
| Assumed office 11 October 2014 | |
| Member of the Prague 7 Assembly | |
| Assumed office 11 October 2014 | |
| Leader ofPrague Together | |
| In office 2017 – 13 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Adam Scheinherr [cs] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1978-04-22)22 April 1978 (age 47) Prague,Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Party | KDU-ČSL (2003–2018) |
| Alma mater | Charles University |
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Jan Čižinský (born 22 April 1978) is a Czech teacher and politician who has been serving as the mayor ofPrague 7 since November 2014 and Member of the Prague City Assembly since October 2014.[1] Čižinský is a former leader ofPrague Together association and former member ofKDU-ČSL.
Čižinský taught Latin, history, and the basics of social sciences at Malostranský Gymnasium.[2] He was also active in the scout movement of Břevnov Monastery.[3]
Prior to joining KDU-ČSL in 2003, Čižinský ran for the party as a non-party candidate and worked as an assistant toCyril Svoboda andMarian Jurečka.[2]
Čižinský ran as a non-party candidate for KDU-ČSL in the Prague 1 municipal council in the1998[4] and2002 Czech municipal elections,[5] as well as the2006 municipal elections as lead candidate of KDU-ČSL.[6] Despite the high number of preferential votes that were cast for him, he was not elected as a KDU-ČSL candidate in the capital city of Prague, mainly during2006,[7]2010,[8] and2013 parliamentary elections.[9]
After failing to be elected candidate in the municipal elections between 1998 and 2006, Čižinský moved to the Prague 7 district as KDU-ČSL candidate in the2010 Czech municipal elections.[10]
In 2013, Čižinský came to the attention of the residents of Prague 7 as the organizer of a referendum on the plan to build a new town hall building for this part of the city for around one billion CZK. Thanks to his extraordinary contribution, he received the White Lily[11] For the same act, he received the "Chairman's Award" at KDU-ČSL convention in 2013 KDU-ČSL for civic bravery".[12]
Čižinský became a representative of the city district after2014 municipal elections as leading candidate of the entity Praha 7 himself (e.g. KDU-ČSL and non-partisans).[13] The election movement won with 43.69% of the vote[14] and he was elected mayor of Prague 7 on 20 November 2014.[15] Čižinský was also elected as a member of KDU-ČSL to Prague City Council.[16]
In the2017 Czech parliamentary election, Čižinský won 6,746 preferential votes and jumped from second place to the leader of the candidateDaniel Herman, thus being elected member of parliament.[17] At a press conference in front of Prague City Hall on 12 December, Čižinský announced the start of collecting 100,000 signatures of Prague voters to run for the City Council.[18] On 31 July 2018, he submitted the candidate of Prague to himself as its leader, supported by a petition with 97,095 signatures of Prague citizens, and started the election campaign.[19] Čižinský also lost his KDU-ČSL membership that was previously suspended.[20]
In the2018 municipal elections, Čižinský received 80,552 preferential votes, the most number of all the candidates.[21]
In the2022 municipal elections, Čižinský was the leader of Prague Self group and therefore also a candidate for the position as mayor of Prague.[22] Although he defended the mandate,[23] the candidate led by him finished fourth with a gain of 14.73%, thus reduced its representation.[24] Čižinský also defended his mandate as a representative of the Prague 7 district.[25]
Čižinský's older brother, Pavel, served as mayor of Prague 1 between 2018 and 2020.[26]
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