Bohuslav Svoboda

Bohuslav Svoboda (born 8 February 1944) is a Czech politician and gynaecologist who has been serving as the mayor of Prague since 16 February 2023. He previously served as the mayor of Prague from 30 November 2010^[1]^[2] to 23 May 2013.^[3]

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Bohuslav Svoboda MP


Mayor of Prague
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 February 2023
Preceded by	Zdeněk Hřib
In office 30 November 2010 – 23 May 2013
Preceded by	Pavel Bém
Succeeded by	Tomáš Hudeček
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 October 2013

Personal details
Born	(1944-02-08) 8 February 1944 (age 81) Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Nationality	Czech Republic
Political party	ODS
Alma mater	Charles University

Bohuslav Svoboda was born on 8 February 1944 in Prague. He attended Charles University and studied medicine. Before his second term as mayor, he served as the head of gynaecology clinics at Charles University Hospital and the Central Military Hospital in Prague.^[4]

Svoboda is a member of the Civic Democratic Party.^[5]

In the 2022 Prague municipal election Svoboda was leader of the Spolu coalition, which won the election. Forming a coalition with the Czech Pirate Party and STAN took 5 months of negotiations. On 16 February 2023, Svoboda was elected again as the mayor of Prague.^[6]

In March 2024, the Czech Green Party filed criminal charges against Svoboda for "spreading a contagious disease" after he deliberately attended a parliamentary health committee meeting despite suffering from whooping cough, which occurred during a nationwide surge in cases of the disease.^[7]

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