Evžen Tošenovský (born 26 February 1956) is a

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. He was elected as a

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(MEP) in the

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receiving the largest number of

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. Tošenovský graduated from the VSB – Technical University of Ostrava in 1981. In 1993, he was elected

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Ostrava Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava (river), Opa ...

and remained in the office until 2000. From 2000 to 2008, Tošenovský served as

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. He's married and has two children. Tošenovský is also a recipient of numerous

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s and decorations. In 2002, he was promoted to the

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of the

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. He ran for president in the first direct presidential election. He participated in Civic democratic primaries but lost to

Přemysl Sobotka Přemysl Sobotka (born 18 May 1944 in Mladá Boleslav) is a Czech Republic, Czech physician and politician who served as the President of the Senate of the Czech Republic, President of the Senate from 2004 to 2010. Sobotka was a candidate in 201 ...

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* 1956 births Living people Knights of the Legion of Honour Politicians from Ostrava Mayors of Ostrava Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) MEPs MEPs for the Czech Republic 2009–2014 MEPs for the Czech Republic 2014–2019 Candidates in the 2013 Czech presidential election Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) presidential candidates Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) governors MEPs for the Czech Republic 2019–2024 Technical University of Ostrava alumni {{CzechRepublic-MEP-stub