Stanislav Polčák (born 21 February 1980) is a Czech lawyer and politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2014[1] and 2019.[2]
Stanislav Polčák | |
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 Stanislav Polčák in 2016 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Czech Republic | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 15 July 2024 | |
| 1st Vice-Chair of STAN | |
| In office 4 June 2011 – 28 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Josef Zicha |
| Succeeded by | Petr Gazdík |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 29 May 2010 – 30 June 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 February 1980 Slavičín, Czechoslovakia |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Political party | Mayors and Independents |
| Alma mater | Charles University in Prague |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Website | stanislav-polcak |
Early life
editAfter defending a rigorous thesis in 2004, Polčák received the title JUDr. at the Faculty of Law of Charles University at the Department of Administrative Law, majoring in public law. He passed the bar exams in 2007.[3]
Political career
editBetween September 2005 and December 2006, Polčák was appointed a member of the expert commission of the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic for EU issues. He ended his post in December 2006.[3]
Member of Mayors and Independents
editPolčák was elected as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic from TOP 09 candidates list.[4] He was elected vice-chairman of Mayors and Independents of the Republic Assembly in Průhonice near Prague, holding the position until March 2017.[5] Polčák was re-elected vice-chairman of the Elders and Independents (STAN) movement at the end of August 2021.[6]
On 20 June 2022, Polčák has suspended his membership in the Mayors and Independents party in connection with his ties with businessman and lobbyist Michal Redl, who was earlier arrested in Operation Dozimetr case.[7] After eight months, Polčák reestablished his membership and stated that he was not suspicious nor charged by police and whole situation was a media construct.[8]
2014 elections
editIn the 2014 European Parliament election, Polčák ran as a member of STAN from the third place of candidates TOP 09 and STAN.[9] Due to the incompatibility of the functions, he resigned from the mandate of a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic on 30 June, and was replaced by Martin Plíšek.[10]
In the municipal elections, Polčák ran as a member of the STAN for the Prague City Council on the candidate of the Triple Coalition: Green Party, KDU-ČSL, and STAN – but was unsuccessful.[11]
Later political career
editIn the 2019 European Parliament election, Polčák defended his MEP mandate as a second-place member of Mayors and Independents,[12] receiving 25,352 preferential votes.[13]
As an MEP, Polčák voted for the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive as part of the " Fit for 55 " plan, part of the European Union's broader strategy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 known as the Green Deal for Europe.[14] According to the directive, all newly-constructed buildings should not have emissions and houses must be climate neutral, respectively from 2030 and 2050.[15] He was not selected in the 2024 European Parliament election.[16]
Controversy
editIn 2011, Hospodářské noviny wrote that Polčák had claimed CZK 7.5 milion, to which he said that he was only representing his client.[17]
Vrbětice case
editIn March 2022, his claim to 7.7 milion CZK for representing municipalities in the " Vrbětice " case caused controversy, when he did not mention his right during the entire time, and only claimed it at the end of the court case.[18] After media coverage of the case, Polčák waived his claim[19] and resigned as vice-chairman of Mayors and Independents.[20]
At the end of February 2017, Czech Radio reported that Polčák consulted on nominations for important positions in Prague companies and at the municipality with businessman Michal Redl, a man known from the cases of Radovan Krejčíř.[21] In response to this event the next day, Polčák decided not to run for any elected office in the movement during the March Assembly of Mayor and Independents.[22]
In October 2023, Deník N reported that police filed on the case contained the statement of Polčák, who appeared as a witness in the case of Redl's accusation. Polčák was originally personally acquainted with Redl's father, Petr, with whom he worked as a lawyer in Zlín.[23]
References
edit- ^ "Volby do Evropského parlamentu konané na území České republiky ve dnech 23.05. – 24.05.2014". volby.cz (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Volby do Evropského parlamentu konané na území České republiky ve dnech 24.05. – 25.05.2019". volby.cz (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ a b "JUDr. Stanislav Polčák". TOP 09 (in Czech). Archived from the original on 25 May 2012.
- ^ "Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané ve dnech 2010 | Hlavní město Praha – Strana TOP 09" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ Kopecký, Josef (28 March 2014). "Půta vede starosty. Do krajských voleb podle něj mají jít bez TOP 09". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ Třeček, Čeněk (31 August 2021). "Rakušan na sněmu STAN obhájil post předsedy hnutí, neměl protikandidáta. Místopředsedou zůstává Farský". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ Lazarová, Daniela (20 June 2022). "Czech MEP suspends membership in STAN party over links with lobbyist at centre of corruption scandal". Radio Prague International. Czech Radio. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Polčák si obnovil členství ve STAN. Jeho kontakty se neřešily". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). 20 March 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Volby do EP: Nabízíme mezinárodně uznávané odborníky". TOP 09 (in Czech). 20 February 2014.
- ^ "JUDr. Stanislav Polčák". Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (in Czech). 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí | Kandidátní listina Trojkoalice SZ, KDU-ČSL, STAN" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "STAN a TOP 09 představily kandidátku pro evropské volby. Lídrem je Pospíšil". Deník Referendum (in Czech). 18 February 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Volby do Evropského parlamentu konané na území České republiky ve dnech | Strana STAN TOP 09" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ Malá, Markéta (13 June 2024). "„Absolutně sociálně necitlivé." Koho zasáhne směrnice EU o zelených budovách". Echo24 (in Czech).
- ^ Kotrbatý, Adam (12 March 2024). "Všechny domy mají být od roku 2050 klimaticky neutrální, schválil europarlament". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis.
- ^ "Volby do Evropského parlamentu konané na území České republiky ve dnech 2024" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ Last, Radek (1 November 2011). "Proč je dobré vědět, kam poslanec Polčák investoval 7,5 milionu". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). Economia. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ Patočková, Tereza (21 March 2022). "Advokát žádal po Vrběticích téměř 8 milionů za právní pomoc. Mysleli jsme, že to dělá zadarmo, míní místní". Refresher.cz (in Czech).
- ^ Kubištová, Dominika (21 March 2022). "Obrat: Polčák se vzdá milionových provizí za odškodnění obcí u Vrbětic". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech).
- ^ "Polčák rezignoval na post místopředsedy STAN, nechce poškozovat hnutí". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 24 March 2022.
- ^ Bastlová, Marie (27 February 2017). "Starostům a nezávislým radí Krejčířův muž. Řeší s ním personální nominace". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Kontakt s Krejčířovým člověkem připravil Polčáka o kandidaturu na funkce ve STAN". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ Pokorná, Zdislava (2 October 2023). "Byl jsem s Redlem na Seychelách, o jeho podpoře STAN nesmím mluvit, řekl policii Polčák". Deník N (in Czech). N Media. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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