Bohuslav Svoboda was born on 8 February 1944 in Prague. He attended
Charles University and studied medicine. Before his second term as mayor, he served as the head of gynaecology clinics at
Charles University Hospital and the Central Military Hospital in Prague. Svoboda is a member of the
Civic Democratic Party. In the
2022 Prague municipal election Svoboda was leader of the
Spolu coalition, which won the election. Forming a coalition with the
Czech Pirate Party and
STAN took 5 months of negotiations. On 16 February 2023, Svoboda was elected again as the mayor of Prague. In March 2024, the
Czech Green Party filed criminal charges against Svoboda for "spreading a contagious disease" after he deliberately attended a parliamentary health committee meeting despite suffering from
whooping cough, which occurred during a nationwide surge in cases of the disease. ==See also==