Chamber of Deputies Caucus of the Civic Democratic Party

Chamber of Deputies Caucus of the Civic Democratic Party is a parliamentary group in the Czech Republic.[1] It currently has 25 members.

Leadership

Position	Name	Region
Chairman	Zbyněk Stanjura	Moravian-Silesian Region
1st Deputy Chairwoman	Jana Černochová	Prague
Deputy Chairman	Jan Bauer	South Bohemian Region
Deputy Chairman	Ivan Adamec	Hradec Králové Region
Deputy Chairman	Marek Benda	Prague

History

Caucus was established in 1991 when ODS split from Civic Forum. 33 Deputies joined the Caucus.[2]

2013-2017

The Caucus was reduced to 16 members following the 2013 legislative election. Zbyněk Stanjura became the Chairman.[3] Jiří Pospíšil left the Caucus in 2014 leaving it with 15 members.[4][5] Pospíšil was then elected a Member of European Parliament and lost his seat in the Chamber of Deputies. He was replaced by Vladislav Vilímec and the caucus returned to 16 seats.[6] Alfred Beznoska left the Chamber in March 2017 and was replaced by Jan Skopeček.[7]

Since 2017

Caucus consists of 25 members following the 2017 election.

References

1. "ODS: Poslanecký klub si zvolil vedení". Parlamentní Listy. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
2. "Poslanecký klub Občanské demokratické strany". www.psp.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
3. [email protected], TYDEN, www.tyden.cz, e-mail (6 November 2013). "Poslanecký klub ODS povede exministr dopravy Stanjura". TÝDEN.cz. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
4. "Exministr Jiří Pospíšil opustil ODS, poslancem zůstává". iDNES.cz. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
5. "Odchodem Pospíšila ztrácí ODS popularitu i zkušenosti". Aktuálně.cz - Víte, co se právě děje (in Czech). 30 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
6. "ODS kuriózně získala navíc sněmovní křeslo. A Prahu čeká volba senátora". iDNES.cz. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
7. "Novým poslancem se stal Jan Skopeček z Hořovic". Berounský deník (in Czech). 16 March 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.