Hana Kordová Marvanová (born 26 November 1962) is a Czech lawyer and politician, former Vice Chairwoman of the Chamber of Deputies of the

Parliament of the Czech Republic The Parliament of the Czech Republic ( cs, Parlament České republiky) or just Parliament ( cs, Parlament) is the legislative body of the Czech Republic, seated in Malá Strana, Prague. It consists of two chambers, both elected in direct elect ...

. In 2018 she was elected to the

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

City Council as a non-party member of the STAN movement (

Mayors and Independents The Mayors and Independents ( cs, Starostové a nezávislí), abbreviated to STAN, is a liberal political party in the Czech Republic that is focused on localism and subsidiarity. The party grew out of four minor parties, including Independent ...

), and a Councillor and a Commissioner for Legislation, Public Administration and Housing Support. In 2014 she briefly served as the deputy to the Minister of Justice,

Helena Válková Helena Válková (born 7 January 1951) is a Czech politician, university professor, and lawyer, specialising in criminal law and criminology. From January 2014 until March 2015 she was the Czech Minister of Justice in the government of Bohuslav S ...

. From 1990 to 1998 and again from 2002 to 2003 she was a member of the Czech Parliament in the Chamber of Deputies, representing initially the

Civic Forum The Civic Forum (Czech: ''Občanské fórum'', OF) was a political movement in the Czech part of Czechoslovakia, established during the Velvet Revolution in 1989. The corresponding movement in Slovakia was called Public Against Violence ( Slovak: ...

, later ODS and the Freedom Union (US-DEU). From 2001 to 2002 she was the chairwoman of the US-DEU and in 2002 briefly a deputy Chairwoman of the Chamber of Deputies. She is the founder of several activist organizations and initiatives, eg., the Independent Peace Association or the Public Against Corruption initiative. Prior to 1989, during the communist regime, she was a

dissident A dissident is a person who actively challenges an established Political system, political or Organized religion, religious system, doctrine, belief, policy, or institution. In a religious context, the word has been used since the 18th century, and ...

and for several months prior to Czech

Velvet revolution The Velvet Revolution ( cs, Sametová revoluce) or Gentle Revolution ( sk, Nežná revolúcia) was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989. Popular demonstrations agains ...

also a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marvanova, Hana Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2002–2006) Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) MPs Freedom Union – Democratic Union MPs Leaders of the Freedom Union – Democratic Union 20th-century Czech women politicians 21st-century Czech women politicians 20th-century Czech lawyers 21st-century Czech lawyers Czech women lawyers Charles University alumni 1962 births Living people People from Rýmařov