Jaroslav Kubera
Jaroslav Kubera (16 February 1947 – 20 January 2020) was a Czech politician for the Civic Democratic Party, who served in the Czech Senate representing Teplice from 2000 and the Senate President from 2018 until his death in 2020. He previously served as mayor of Teplice from 1994 to 2018.
Jaroslav Kubera | |
|---|---|
| President of the Czech Senate | |
| In office 14 November 2018 – 20 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Milan Štěch |
| Succeeded by | Jiří Růžička (acting) |
| Vice President of the Czech Senate | |
| In office 19 November 2016 – 14 November 2018 | |
| Leader of the Civic Democratic Party in the Czech Senate | |
| In office 23 October 2012 – 8 November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Svoboda |
| Succeeded by | Miloš Vystrčil |
| Senator from Teplice | |
| In office 19 November 2000 – 20 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jaroslav Musial |
| Succeeded by | Hynek Hanza |
| Mayor of Teplice | |
| In office 1994 – 2 November 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Karel Feix |
| Succeeded by | Hynek Hanza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 February 1947 Louny, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Died | 20 January 2020 (aged 72) Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic |
| Political party | ODS |
Kubera was a potential candidate in the 2018 presidential election, gathering enough support from fellow senators to register his candidacy, before deciding not to run.
He died on 20 January 2020 after suffering a heart attack, becoming the first high-ranking Czech official to die in office.
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