Ondřej Dostál
Czech politician (born 1979)
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Ondřej Dostál (born 25 January 1979) is a Czech lawyer and politician who was elected as a member of the European Parliament in 2024.[1] He was the 1st vice-chair of Stačilo! from 2025 to 2026.[2][3]
Ondřej Dostál | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | Czech Republic |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1979 |
| Party | Stačilo! (since 2025) |
Other political affiliations | Pirates (2021–2022) SD-SN (2024–2025) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Charles University |
Early life and career
Dostál was born in Chomutov, and later moved to Rokycany and Mirošov.[4] He graduated from the Faculty of Law, Charles University, before studying in Austria and the United States.[1] A lawyer specializing in health insurance law, Dostál received the Lawyer of the Year award in 2006 and has been teaching at Charles University since 2003.[1] In 2008, he was the defense lawyer for Třebíč Hospital in a case concerning baby-swapping.[5]
Political career
Dostál was a member of the Czech Pirate Party between 2021 and 2022.[1] He was part of the Pirates and Mayors government team until resigning in December 2021, stating that their values had shifted away from his own.[6] Dostál considers himself a classical liberal, advocating for less government control.[7] In spring 2023, he spoke at anti-government demonstrations organized by Jindřich Rajchl.[8]
In July 2025, Dostál traveled to Moldova to take part in the "Make Europe Great Again" conference but had his diplomatic passport seized and was expelled from the country.[9]
At the Stačilo! congress in April 2026, Dostál was not elected to the movement's new board.[3]
