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Ondřej Dostál

Not to be confused with Ondrej Dostál.
Ondřej Dostál
MEP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 July 2024
ConstituencyCzech Republic
Personal details
Born (1979-01-25) 25 January 1979 (age 46)
Chomutov, Czechoslovakia
Political partyStačilo! (since 2025)
Other political
affiliations		Pirates (2021–2022)
SD-SN (2024–2025)
Children3
Alma materCharles University

Ondřej Dostál (born 25 January 1979) is a Czech lawyer and politician who was elected as a member of the European Parliament in 2024.[1] He is the 1st vice-chair of Stačilo!.[2]

Early life and career

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Dostál was born in Chomutov, and later moved to Rokycany and Mirošov.[3] He graduated from the Faculty of Law, Charles University, before studying in Austria and the United States.[1] A lawyer specializing in health insurance law, Dostál received the Lawyer of the Year award in 2006 and has been teaching at Charles University since 2003.[1] In 2008, he was the defense lawyer for Třebíč Hospital [cs] in a case concerning baby-swapping.[4]

Political career

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Dostál was a member of the Czech Pirate Party between 2021 and 2022.[1] He was part of the Pirates and Mayors government team until resigning in December 2021, stating that their values had shifted away from his own.[5] Dostál considers himself a classical liberal, advocating for less government control.[6] In spring 2023, he spoke at anti-government demonstrations organized by Jindřich Rajchl.[7]

In July 2025, Dostál traveled to Moldova to take part in the "Make Europe Great Again" conference but had his diplomatic passport seized and was expelled from the country.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ondřej Dostál". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Stačilo! svolalo sněm za zavřené dveře. Předsedou je Sterzik, Konečná ve vedení není". novinky.cz (in Czech). 11 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  3. ^ Krátká, Veronika (11 June 2024). "Stačilo! si zahraje i v příštích volbách, říká nový europoslanec Ondřej Dostál". Rokycanský deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media.
  4. ^ Hloušek, Jiří (10 September 2008). "Právník nemocnice napadl u soudu rodiny vyměněných dětí". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). Economia.
  5. ^ Sloupová, Miroslava (13 December 2021). "Dostál opouští vládní tým PirSTAN. S jejich hodnotami už nesouzním, uvedl". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra.
  6. ^ Pokorný, Jan; Starostová, Marie (10 June 2024). "Dostál: Od Konečné se budu učit, jak dosáhnout úspěchů při jednání. Unie není v lehkém stavu". Czech Radio (in Czech).
  7. ^ Duzbabova, Zuzana (10 June 2024). "Dříve Pirát, dnes spojenec komunistky Konečné. Do Evropského parlamentu míří Ondřej Dostál z Rokycanska". Plzeňská Drbna (in Czech). Plzeň.
  8. ^ Pușcaș, Florin (27 July 2025). "Acuzații grave la adresa Republicii Moldova: Europarlamentar expulzat de pe teritoriul țării înaintea unei conferințe internaționale". Stiri pe surse (in Romanian). Retrieved 27 July 2025.