Markéta Pekarová Adamová

Markéta Pekarová Adamová (born 2 October 1984) is a Czech politician who is the President of the Chamber of Deputies since 2021 and leader of TOP 09 since 2019.

Markéta Pekarová Adamová
MP
Pekarová Adamová in 2021
President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic
Assumed office
10 November 2021
Preceded byRadek Vondráček
Leader of TOP 09
Assumed office
24 November 2019
Preceded byJiří Pospíšil
President of the Czech Republic
Acting
In office
9 March 2023 – 9 March 2023
Serving with Petr Fiala
Preceded byMiloš Zeman
Succeeded byPetr Pavel
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
26 October 2013
Personal details
Born (1984-10-02) 2 October 1984
Litomyšl, Czechoslovakia
(now Czech Republic)
Political partyTOP 09
Spouse
Tomáš Pekara
​
(m. 2016)​
Alma materCharles University, Czech Technical University in Prague
Websitemarketaadamova.cz

She graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague in 2008, and an engineer title from the Czech Technical University in Prague in 2011. She has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2013.[1] She defeated Tomáš Czernin in a TOP 09 leadership election on 24 November 2019, with 53% of the votes.[2]

During the parliamentary elections campaigne she was one of three leaders of the three-party Spolu coalition, along with Petr Fiala (ODS) and Marian Jurečka (KDU-ČSL).

On 10 November 2021 she was elected President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic. She gained 102 from 122 votes, surpassing the 98 required.[3] On 20 November 2021, Pekarová Adamová was reelected in a TOP 09 leadership election as the only candidate, with 163 of 176 votes.[4]

On 9 March 2023 Adamová and Prime Minister Petr Fiala served for 14 hours as acting co-presidents, as the term of incumbent President Miloš Zeman had expired and the new president Petr Pavel was yet to be sworn in.[5]

References
  1. "Kalousek sází na ženy. Do vedení TOP 09 se dostaly Adamová i Chalánková". Idnes.cz. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  2. "Navzdory Kalouskovi. Novou předsedkyní TOP 09 je Pekarová Adamová". Novinky.cz. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. Jeřábková, Dominika. "Novou předsedkyní Sněmovny se stala Pekarová Adamová". Novinky.cz. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. Kopecký, Josef (20 November 2021). "Pekarová obhájila post šéfky TOP 09. Chce pomoci Bělorusům svrhnout diktárora". iDnes.cz. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. "Miloš Zeman skončil. Česko je půl dne bez prezidenta". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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