Jiří Janeček

Jiří Janeček at a pre-election meeting in September 2010

1st President of the Civic Conservative Party(OK)
In office
2014–2016
Preceded by| Created office
Succeeded by| Barbora Štěpánková
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
In office
25 October 2008 – 3 June 2010
Constituency| Capital of Prague
Representative of the Capital of Prague
In office
21 October 2006 – 21 October 2010
District Representative of the City of Prague 11
In office
21 October 2006 – 16 October 2014
Personal details
Born|  (1973-12-29) December 29, 1973 (age 51)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Political party| Civic Conservative Party (OKS)
Other political
affiliations| Civic Democratic Party (ODS) (2002–2013)
Young Social Democrats (before 2002)
Children| 4
Website| http://www.jirijanecek.cz/

Jiří Janeček (born December 29, 1973)[1] is a Czech politician and entrepreneur. He was the founder and leader of the Civic Conservative Party (OKS). He was also a former member of the Chamber of Deputies of the parliament of the Czech Republic in the capital Prague from 2008 to 2010.[2] He is also the leader and founder of the Chcípl PES movement.[3][4] Known for being against measures against the covid-19 pandemic.[5]

## Business career

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Before politics, he was a businessman, he was once managing director and partner of the company J+J spol. s ro (1993–2003) and in the company EUROGURMAN (2001–2005).[6]

He went into debt in 2019 on his daughters' apartments, then stopped. He also claimed that measures against the COVID-19 pandemic have destroyed his successful business.[4] He currently owns the Malý Janek brewery.[7]

## Political career

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Before he was a member of the Young Social Democrats,[8][9] then he went to the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) between, being president of ODS Prague 11 in 2004, claiming to never be afraid of “the cries of the left” and to present “non-populist solutions and proposals”.[10][11] He was also vice president of the ODS in Prague in 2005.[12] He was a councilor of the Prague City Council between 2006 and 2010, being elected in both municipal elections.[13][14] He became a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic's parliament in 2008, after the resignation of Tomáš Kladívko, in which he was involved in the defense and security committees, and in the subcommittees of municipal police and intelligence.[2][15] In 2010, he ran in the elections for the capital of Prague, coming in 5th place,[16] in which he stated that "...If he fails in Prague, he will suffer a great defeat at the national level...".[17]

In 2012, the Czech court ruled that it was illegal for Janeček to be collecting 2 million crowns (approximately $90,722.00) from businesswoman Eva Krejčí, at the time he was a councilor in Prague's city council. He had loaned in 2009 to Krejčí in cash, which is prohibited by the money laundering law, also having to ask deputy Miroslav Svoboda for a loan as he was saddled with a mortgage but had not made a declaration of ownership. At first, the municipal court rejected the payment, but later the higher court ordered Eva Krejčí to pay the debt. After being asked why he borrowed the money, he replied: "I have a son with a serious heart defect at home and my sister's son is blind. I donated my entire parliamentary salary to charity at the time, I did what I thought was right. As you can see, I will think more next time."[18]

### Withdrawal from ODS and founding of the Civic Conservative Party

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Before leaving the ODS, he had founded the right-wing faction in the party in February 2013, prompting criticism from ODS members.[19] He also resigned as president of ODS Prague 11.[20] In the same year, he leaves the ODS, stating that he had lost his right-wing ideals, taking left-wing values.[21][22] In late 2013, he founded the Civic Conservative Party (OKS), based on the right faction, he became president of the party in February 2014.[23][24]

In the OKS party, he ran in the 2014 Prague City Council elections, Prague Mayor and Prague City Council 11, in both of which he was not elected.[25][26][27]

In October of the same year, the police charged him and 39 other former deputies were charged with abuse of power and selling municipal property between 2010 and 2011, in which he claims he feels he is innocent.[28]

In December 2015, he ceased to be president of OKS, in which in March 2016, Barbora Štěpánková becomes president of the party.[24]

#### COVID-19 pandemic

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, he showed himself to be against containment measures, in which he stated that "the government failed with its restrictions and started a much more lethal pandemic of poverty, unemployment, companies collapsing."[29] In 2020, he founded Chcípl PES, a movement against the restrictions of the pandemic, especially against the restrictions on the operation of restaurants.[30] In 2021, he organized a protest against the measures, in which protesters built a chain of beer glasses and also held Czech flags, some protesters were anti-vaccine. He stated about the protests that "The chaotic measures taken by this government do not work and will never work".[29][31]

#### Foreign policy

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Janeček supports the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In a since-deleted Facebook post from the Chcípl PES page, he criticised Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, calling him a "useful idiot" of the United States for helping Ukraine. He wrote that "Putin is not crazy, but if there is genocide in the breakaway republics (Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics), he will have no choice but to intervene. Sending bullets at construction sites is an act of war that knows no analogues."[32][33]

## Personal life

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In 2010, he participated in the Dakar Rally, finishing 41st overall in a Toyota Land Cruiser KDJ120.[34][35]

## References

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1. ^ "Jiří Janeček (podnikatel)". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-04-11.
2. ^ a b "Jiří Janeček". psp.cz. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
3. ^ Balvín, Jaroslav (2021-12-01). "Loupil lídr hnutí Chcípl PES? Podle soudu nešlo o trestný čin". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-04-11.
4. ^ a b "Šéf Chcíplého psa krach podnikání sváděl na vládu. Miliony neplatil už před covidem". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
5. ^ "Prahou se táhne Cesta naděje ze svíček". Novinky.cz. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
6. ^ "Květuše Mentová and Jiří Janeček". 2020-12-10. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
7. ^ Kaša, Radek R. (2021-11-26). "Přijďte prodávat k nám, vyzval trhovce majitel pivovaru Malý Janek v Jincích". Příbramský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-04-11.
8. ^ "Mladí sociální demokraté Archivy - Radek Velička". radek-velicka.cz. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
9. ^ "Jiří Janeček * 29. 12. 1973". 2010-06-09. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
10. ^ "Exposlanec Janeček založil Pravou frakci ODS. Není proti vládě, říká". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
11. ^ "Svobodovi se postaví Janeček, ODS chce vrátit hrdost". ČT24 (in Czech). Česká televize. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
12. ^ EuroZprávy.cz. "Rozpad ODS je tady?! Co se děje?". eurozpravy.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
13. ^ "město - Praha 11". 2020-06-18. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
14. ^ Bláha, Michal. "Jiří Janeček (*1973)". Hlídač Státu (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-04-11.
15. ^ "Profil - Jiří Janeček". Žena.cz (in Czech). 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
16. ^ "Přednostní hlasy pro kandidáty". volby.cz. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
17. ^ "Janeček: Byl jsem odvolán proto, že podporuji Béma". ČT24 (in Czech). Česká televize. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
18. ^ "Radní Janeček vymáhá půjčku, při níž porušil zákon". Lidovky.cz (in Czech). 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
19. ^ "Janeček zakládá uvnitř ODS novou frakci. Nechci stranu štěpit, ale zlepšit komunikaci, říká". Hospodářské noviny (HN.cz) (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
20. ^ ""Pravá frakce ODS" se utěšeně rozrůstá, tvrdí Janeček". 2018-01-03. Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2022-04-11.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
21. ^ "Pravá frakce se definitivně odtrhne od ODS. Janeček zakládá konzervativní stranu O.K." Hospodářské noviny (HN.cz) (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 2013-11-20. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
22. ^ "Jiří Janeček opouští ODS, chce podpořit Václava Klause". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-04-11.
23. ^ "ODS ne, O.K.? Janeček založil novou stranu pravice". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 2013-11-20. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
24. ^ a b The information appears by searching "Občanská konzervativní strana" and clicking on "Historie". Available online (Czech)
25. ^ "Jmenné seznamy". volby.cz. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
26. ^ "Jmenné seznamy". volby.cz. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
27. ^ "O vládu nad Prahou se na podzim utkají nové politické strany". Pražský deník (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
28. ^ "Policie obvinila 40 bývalých zastupitelů z Prahy 11 kvůli prodeji obecního majetku". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-04-12.
29. ^ a b "Prague protests restrictions with beer glass chain". France 24. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
30. ^ "Policie navrhla odložit trestní oznámení Chcípl PES na ministra Rakušana, píše iRozhlas.cz". ČT24 (in Czech). Česká televize. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
31. ^ "Amid virus protests, Czechs ask Israel for assistance on vaccine rollout". timesofisrael.com. AFP. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
32. ^ "Užitečný idiot USA, napadl vládu zástupce Chcípl PES Janeček. Hájí Putina". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
33. ^ "Užitečný idiot USA, napsal o vládě mluvčí Chcípl PES. Později svůj příspěvek smazal". Forum24.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-04-11.
34. ^ "Dakar 2010 je v cíli: Jiří Janeček, Viktor Chytka, Roman Krejčí, Oldřich Bražina i Jan Veselý na rampě !!". e-auto.cz. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
35. ^ "2010 Dakar final standings - Car". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. 17 January 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

## External links

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* http://www.jirijanecek.cz Archived 2010-06-07 at the Wayback Machine