Jan Veleba (politician)

Jan Veleba (born 25 August 1947 in Nové Město na Moravě) is a Czech politician and agricultural functionary. He was a Senator of the Parliament of the Czech Republic since 2012 Czech Senate election. In March 2014 he was elected a new Chairman of the Party of Civic Rights after Zdeněk Štengl.^[1]

Jan Veleba
Leader of the Party of Civic Rights
In office 29 March 2014 – 28 March 2018
Preceded by	Zdeněk Štengl
Succeeded by	Lubomír Nečas
Senator from Chrudim
In office 20 October 2012 – 20 October 2018
Preceded by	Petr Pithart
Succeeded by	Jan Tecl
Personal details
Born	(1947-08-25) 25 August 1947 (age 77) Nové Město na Moravě, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Political party	Communist Party Pensioners for Life Security Party of Civic Rights (since 2014)
Alma mater	Mendel University Brno Masaryk University (UJEP)