Jan Síla

Czech neurosurgeon and politician

Jan Síla MP

Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 October 2021

Personal details
Born	(1950-02-01) 1 February 1950 (age 74) Czech Republic
Political party	ANO 2011 (2012–2013) Freedom and Direct Democracy (2020–present)

Jan Síla (born March 1, 1950) is a Czech neurosurgeon and politician.

Professional career

Síla is a graduate of the Palacký University Olomouc. From 1993 to 2010 he worked as the head of the neurosurgical department at Ostrava City Hospital. He now runs a private neurosurgical clinic.^[1]

Politics

Síla was a member of the ANO 2011 movement and chaired the regional association of the movement in Ostrava.^[2] He then joined the smaller Political Change Movement party and founded the Change For Life movement.^[3] In 2020, it was announced he would stand as a candidate for the Freedom and Direct Democracy party in the upcoming parliamentary election. In the 2021 Czech legislative election, he ran for the SPD movement in 2nd place as a candidate in the Moravia Region and was elected to parliament.^[4]

References

^ "MUDr. Jan Síla". Jan Síla.
^ "Předsedou ANO v Ostravě je neurochirurg Jan Síla". ANO, bude líp.
^ "Rejstřík politických stran a hnutí - Ministerstvo vnitra České republiky". aplikace.mvcr.cz.
^ "Jmenné seznamy". volby.cz.