Jan Kasl
Encyclopedia
Jan Kasl is a Czech
politician and former Mayor
of the City of Prague
and one of the leaders of SNK European Democrats
.
at the Czech Technical University in Prague
from 1970 to 1976. After graduation he worked as an architect for cooperative housing
enterprise. After Velvet revolution
he founded his own architectural company, that he left after he became mayor of Prague in 1998.
He is married for the second time with journalist Terezie Jungrová, his former media consultant and granddaughter of Ferdinand Peroutka
. He has three daughters from his first marriage and two grandchildren.
After the Velvet Revolution he entered local politics in the Prague. He was elected in 1990 into city council for Civic Forum
. After the break-up of Civic Forum he became member of Civic Democratic Party. At the end of its term in city council he left politics. He returned to politics in 1998, when became a mayor of Prague. In 2002 he resigned and left Civic Democratic Party a few weeks before parliamentary elections
, because he thought that party is not able to deal with corruption. A few months later he founded the European Democrats party (also called Democrats of Jan Kasl), now merged into SNK European Democrats
. Two months after 2006 parliamentary elections
(in which party won 2.1 % of the vote but no seats) he decided to leave or at least take a break in his political career.
Czech Republic
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politician and former Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of the City of Prague
Prague
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and one of the leaders of SNK European Democrats
SNK European Democrats
The SNK European Democrats , is a small liberal conservative political party in the Czech Republic, led by Zdeňka Marková. The first regular chairperson of this party was Jana Hybášková...
.
Biography
Kasl was born in 1951 in Prague. He studied architectureArchitecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
at the Czech Technical University in Prague
Czech Technical University in Prague
Czech Technical University in Prague is one of the largest universities in the Czech Republic, and the oldest institute of technology in Central Europe....
from 1970 to 1976. After graduation he worked as an architect for cooperative housing
Housing cooperative
A housing cooperative is a legal entity—usually a corporation—that owns real estate, consisting of one or more residential buildings. Each shareholder in the legal entity is granted the right to occupy one housing unit, sometimes subject to an occupancy agreement, which is similar to a lease. ...
enterprise. After Velvet revolution
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution or Gentle Revolution was a non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that took place from November 17 – December 29, 1989...
he founded his own architectural company, that he left after he became mayor of Prague in 1998.
He is married for the second time with journalist Terezie Jungrová, his former media consultant and granddaughter of Ferdinand Peroutka
Ferdinand Peroutka
Ferdinand Peroutka was a Czech journalist and writer.-Life:Peroutka was born to a Czech-German family in Prague in 1895. In 1913 he began his career as a journalist. After World War I, he became a editor-in-chief of a new newspaper Tribuna...
. He has three daughters from his first marriage and two grandchildren.
Political career
Civic Forum
The Civic Forum was a political movement in the Czech part of Czechoslovakia, established during the Velvet Revolution in 1989...
. After the break-up of Civic Forum he became member of Civic Democratic Party. At the end of its term in city council he left politics. He returned to politics in 1998, when became a mayor of Prague. In 2002 he resigned and left Civic Democratic Party a few weeks before parliamentary elections
Czech legislative election, 2002
Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 14 and 15 June 2002. The result was a victory for the Czech Social Democratic Party, which won 70 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 57.9%.-Results:...
, because he thought that party is not able to deal with corruption. A few months later he founded the European Democrats party (also called Democrats of Jan Kasl), now merged into SNK European Democrats
SNK European Democrats
The SNK European Democrats , is a small liberal conservative political party in the Czech Republic, led by Zdeňka Marková. The first regular chairperson of this party was Jana Hybášková...
. Two months after 2006 parliamentary elections
Czech legislative election, 2006
Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 2 and 3 June 2006.The pre-election campaign was fierce and mostly negative. A major scandal broke out few days before the election. The two largest parties had profited from the divisive campaign – both had obtained the highest percentage...
(in which party won 2.1 % of the vote but no seats) he decided to leave or at least take a break in his political career.