Jiří Hynek

Jiří Hynek (born 20 December 1960) is a Czech business manager, politician, and Chairman of the Association for Weapons and Defense Industry of the Czech Republic. He is a member of the Realists party,[1][2] and was the party's candidate in the 2018 presidential election, finishing sixth of nine candidates.

Jiří Hynek
Personal details
Born (1960-12-20) 20 December 1960
Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
CitizenshipCzech
Political partyREAL
Alma materCharles University
OccupationManager

Early career

Hynek studied at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University in Prague in the 1980s. After his studies he worked for a number of Czech companies before becoming a business manager.[3]

In 2011, Hynek became the new Chairman of the Association for Weapons and Defense Industry of the Czech Republic.[1] In 2016 Hynek co-founded a new political party, the Realists.[4]

He is a member of the Czech chapter of Mensa.[5]

2018 Presidential election

Hynek announced his candidacy for the 2018 presidential election on 21 August 2017, and started gathering the signatures required to be registered as a candidate. He stated that he planned to focus on security during the campaign.[6]

On 17 October 2017, Hynek announced that he had gathered the 20 MP signatures needed for nomination.[7] He finished sixth with 1.23% of the vote.[8] Hynek endorsed Miloš Zeman for the second round.[9]

References
  1. webmaster@tyden.cz, TYDEN, www.tyden.cz, e-mail (3 June 2011). "Nový šéfem Asociace zbrojařů je Jiří Hynek". TÝDEN.cz. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  2. "Kandidát na prezidenta Jiří Hynek: Kdo je zbrojař od Realistů?". Blesk.cz. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. "Z Matfyzu do čela Asociace obranného a bezpečnostního průmyslu". www.matfyz.cz. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  4. "Robejškovci chtějí pro všechny armádní výcvik". Realisté (in Czech). Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  5. "Rozhovor s Jiřím Hynkem". mensa.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  6. "Na Hrad chce i šéf asociace bezpečnostního průmyslu Hynek, kandiduje za Realisty". ceskatelevize.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  7. "Dalším prezidentským kandidátem je Jiří Hynek, získal podpisy poslanců". novinky.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  8. "Výsledky Jiřího Hynka". Idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  9. "Kromě Hanniga podpoří Zemana i Hynek. Zbylí kandidáti Drahoše". tn.cz. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.


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