Jump to content

Petr Fiala (senator)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Petr Fiala
Senator for district no. 46 – Ústí nad Orlicí
Assumed office
24 September 2022
Preceded byPetr Šilar
Chairman of SproK
Assumed office
29 August 2019
Representative of the Pardubice Region
Assumed office
8 October 2016
Representative of the Pardubice Region
Assumed office
8 October 2016
Preceded byVladímir Tomek
Personal details
Born (1968-11-24) 24 November 1968 (age 55)
Ústí nad Orlicí, Czechoslovakia
Political partyTogether for Region

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.

Early life[edit]

Fiala 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[edit]

In 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]

  1. ^ "Petr Fiala (senátor)". 3pk.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 29 October 2020.
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí | Ústí nad Orlicí" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2006 | Letohrad" (in Czech). Ústí nad Orlicí: Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Město Letohrad usnesení z ustavujícího jednání zastupitelstva Města Letohrad". Letohrad.eu (in Czech). Retrieved 7 November 2006.
  6. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2010" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Do třetice opět Petr Fiala". Deník (in Czech). Ústi nad Orlicí: Vltave Labe Media. 7 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2018" (in Czech). Ústi nad Orlicí: Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev krajů konané dne" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev krajů konané dne" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  11. ^ Pokorná, Dana (7 October 2016). "Z Letohradu neodcházím, vyvrací spekulace starosta". Deník (in Czech). Vltave Labe Media. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  12. ^ "ČSSD v Pardubickém kraji půjde do voleb v koalici. Dohodla se s hnutím Společně pro kraj". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 30 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Výbor pro dopravu a dopravní obslužnost". Pardubický Kraj (in Czech). Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Mikroregion Orlicko". Orlicko (in Czech). Retrieved 14 June 2021.