Miloš Vystrčil
Miloš Vystrčil | |
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President of the Senate | |
Assumed office 19 February 2020 | |
Preceded by | Jaroslav Kubera |
Governor of Vysočina Region | |
In office 7 December 2004 – 14 November 2008 | |
Preceded by | František Dohnal |
Succeeded by | Jiří Běhounek |
Leader of the Civic Democratic Party in the Czech Senate | |
In office 8 November 2016 – 19 February 2020 | |
Preceded by | Jaroslav Kubera |
Succeeded by | Martin Červíček |
Senator from Jihlava | |
Assumed office 23 October 2010 | |
Preceded by | Václav Jehlička |
Personal details | |
Born | Dačice, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 8 October 1960
Political party | ODS |
Alma mater | Masaryk University |
Website | http://www.vystrcil.cz/ |
Miloš Vystrčil (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪloʃ ˈvɪstr̩tʃɪl], born 10 August 1960) is a Czech politician serving as the President of the Senate since 2020 and Senator from Jihlava district since 2010. Vystrčil previously served as Mayor of Telč and governor of Vysočina Region.
Biography
He was born in Dačice in 1960. He studied math and physics at Masaryk University and became a teacher. Vystrčil joined the Civic Democratic Party in 1991. He became part of Telč town assembly in 1994. He was elected Mayor of Telč in 1998 and remained in the position until 2001.[1]
Vystrčil participated in 2000 regional election and became member of regional assembly in Vysočina. He was regional Governor in 2004–2008. In 2010 he ran in Senate election for Seat in Jihlava. He defeated
Following the death of
August–September 2020 visit to Taiwan
Vystrčil announced on 9 June 2020 that he would make a trip with a business delegation to Taiwan, as his predecessor Kubera had planned before his death. This step was against a recommendation by the government of the Czech Republic, which adheres to a One China policy and has only unofficial ties with Taiwan, and met with strong condemnation and unspecified threats by the Chinese government.[7][8] A delegation led by Vystrčil arrived in Taipei on 30 August 2020. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reacted by issuing a sharply worded statement, calling the visit a "provocation".[9] In response, the Czech Foreign Minister summoned the Chinese envoy to Prague,[9] and also China summoned the Czech envoy.[10]
In Taiwan, Vystrčil met the
References
- ^ "RNDr. Miloš Vystrčil - životopis". Naši Politici (in Czech). Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Starosta, hejtman a teď senátor. Vystrčil se vrátil a stoupá výš". iDNES.cz. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Senátor je zase z Telče. Vystrčilovi k obhajobě gratuloval šéf ODS". iDNES.cz. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ Šustr, Ladislav (6 February 2020). "Kuberovo dědictví. Růžička by jako šéf Senátu na Tchaj-wan jel, Vystrčil vyčkává". echo24.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Vystrčil z ODS vede Senát. Zváží, zda pojede na Tchaj-wan, jak chtěl Kubera". iDNES.cz. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Český Senát znovu povede Miloš Vystrčil". Senate of the Czech Republic (in Czech). 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ^ Muller, Robert; Blanchard, Ben (9 June 2020). "Czech Senate speaker to visit Taiwan in trip that could irk China". Reuters. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Czech Senate speaker plans to visit Taiwan, angering China". Associated Press. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Czechs summon Chinese envoy over threats made against politician visiting Taiwan". Hong Kong Free Press / AFP. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ Aljazeera.com. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "'I am Taiwanese': Czech official angers China after Taipei speech". Deutsche Welle. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Wu, Huizhong (1 September 2020). "Defying China's wrath, Czech senator delivers Taiwan speech". The Washington Post / AP. Retrieved 5 September 2020.