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Marek Hilšer

Marek Hilšer

Czech political activist and university lecturer (born 1976)

Marek Hilšer (born 23 March 1976) is a Czech politician and university lecturer who has served as the senator for Prague 2 since 2018. He also stood in the 2018 and 2023 Czech presidential elections.

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Biography

Hilšer was born in Chomutov in 1976. His family emigrated from Czechoslovakia in 1989 but returned in 1990. He studied Public Relations at Charles University and went to the United States in 1999, where he had jobs including working as a plumber and digger.[1] He returned to the Czech Republic in 2004 and studied Medicine at Charles University. In 2007, he became a scientist at the First Faculty of Medicine at Charles University.[2]

In 2008, Hilšer led protests against plans by Minister of Health Tomáš Julínek to turn teaching hospitals into joint-stock companies.[3] Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek later announced the plans would not be implemented.[4]

Hilšer also led protests against university reforms by Minister of Education Josef Dobeš in 2012, known as "a week of unrest".[5]

Hilšer announced his candidacy for the Czech presidency on 27 July 2016.[6] He finished fifth of the nine candidates, with 8.83% of the vote.[7] Hilšer then endorsed Jiří Drahoš for the second round.[8]

In the 2018 Czech Senate election, Hilšer successfully contested the Prague 2 district, defeating incumbent Libor Michálek in the second round with 79.75% of the vote.[9]

Hilšer was a candidate in the 2023 Czech presidential election.[10] He finished sixth of eight candidates in the first round on 14 January 2023, with 2.56% of the vote, and subsequently endorsed Petr Pavel for the second round.[11]

References

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    "Nevidím nebezpečí, na co ploty, říká lékař Hilšer. Chce porazit Zemana". iDNES.cz. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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    "1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy". www.lf1.cuni.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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    "Medici vyvěsili transparent a zahájili protesty proti Julínkovým plánům". iDNES.cz. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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    "Premiér: Fakultní nemocnice nebudou převáděny na akciové společnosti". Vláda.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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    Leinert, Ondřej (29 February 2012). "V Praze protestovaly tisíce studentů VŠ proti reformě". Pražský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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    "Lékař a aktivista Marek Hilšer bude kandidovat na prezidenta". Forum24 (in Czech). Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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    "Výsledky Marka Hilšera". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Drahoš ukončil kontaktní kampaň. U voličů se za něj budou přimlouvat Horáček, Hilšer i Fischer". irozhlas.cz. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
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    "Volební výsledky pro obvod Praha 2 Senátní volby 2018 (konečné výsledky)". iDnes. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  10. [10]
    "PROFIL: Senátor Marek Hilšer se chce stát civilním prezidentem, který bude na Hrad jezdit tramvají". ČT24 (in Czech). Česká televize. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  11. [11]
    Šimková, Alžběta (14 January 2023). "Je to prohra, přiznal Hilšer. Volit bude Pavla, o to stejné prosí své voliče". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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