Bohuslav Svoboda

Bohuslav Svoboda (born 8 February 1944) is a Czech politician and gynaecologist who has been serving as the mayor of Prague since 16 February 2023. He previously served as the mayor of Prague from 30 November 2010 to 23 May 2013.

Biography 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.