Markéta Pekarová Adamová (born 2 October 1984) is a

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politician who is the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies since 2021 and leader of

TOP 09 TOP 09 (name derived from cs, Tradice Odpovědnost Prosperita, lit=Tradition Responsibility Prosperity) is a liberal-conservative political party in the Czech Republic, led by Markéta Pekarová Adamová. TOP 09 holds 14 seats in the Chamber of ...

since 2019. She graduated with a bachelor's degree from the

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in 2008, and an engineer title from the

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in 2011. She has been a member of the

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since 2013. She defeated

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in a TOP 09 leadership election on 24 November 2019, with 53% of the votes. During the parliamentary elections campaigne she was one of three leaders of the three-party Spolu coalition, along with

Petr Fiala Petr Fiala (; born 1 September 1964) is a Czech politician and political scientist who has been the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic since November 2021 and leader of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) since 2014. He previously served as the ...

(ODS) and

Marian Jurečka Marian Jurečka (born 15 March 1981) is a Czech politician, serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in Petr Fiala's Cabinet since 17 December 2021. He was previously appointed as the Minister of Agriculture in ...

(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. On 20 November 2021, Pekarová Adamová was reelected in a TOP 09 leadership election as the only candidate, with 163 of 176 votes.

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Profile on the website of TOP 09Profile on the website of Parliament
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