Jan Kasl
Jan Kasl (born December 31, 1951 in Prague ) is a Czech politician . He was the Lord Mayor of Prague from 1998 to 2002 and is the founder of the Evropští Demokraté ( European Democrats ) party.
Life
Kasl attended secondary school in Prague from 1967 to 1970 and then studied architecture at the Faculty of Construction of the Czech Technical University until 1976 . In 1979 he studied English at Charles University . During his studies he worked as a project manager for a housing association from 1977.
Kasl is married for the second time and has three children from the first marriage. His wife Terezie is a journalist and a granddaughter of Ferdinand Peroutka .
Political career
Kasl was not politically active until 1990. In 1991 he joined the ODS . In January 1990 he was elected for the Občanské fórum in the Municipal Council of the Prague 1 district and assumed the position of deputy chairman. The focus of his work was on construction and finance as well as IT. In November 1990, he was elected to represent the capital city of Prague and was appointed chairman of the committee for the further development of the city.
In May 1993 he was elected to the Council of the Representation of the City of Prague, responsible for local development and the reorganization of the department of the chief architect to the department of development of the city of Prague . On November 26, 1998, he succeeded Jan Koukal as mayor of the city, responsible for foreign policy, monument protection and the planning of the strategic plan for the capital city of Prague. In May 2002, he resigned from the post of mayor over internal disputes.
Two months later he founded the Evropští democé party, was elected to the Prague Representation in November and chairman on December 17, 2002. This choice was confirmed in June 2003. In 2006 Kasl's party merged with the SNK party to form SNK Evropští Demokratie .
Web links
- Homepage of Jan Kasl (Czech)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Koukal |
Lord Mayor of Prague 1998–2002 |
Igor Němec |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kasl, Jan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech politician, Lord Mayor of Prague |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |