Jaroslav Bžoch

Jaroslav Bžoch (born 30 November 1983) is a Czech politician of ANO and former rugby league player. He was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024. He previously served in the Chamber of Deputies, serving as vice-chair of the .

Early life and education Bžoch graduated from the Metropolitan University Prague with a degree in international relations and European studies, and earned a bachelor's degree in business economics and management at Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem.

Career Bžoch was elected municipal councillor of Teplice in the 2014 municipal elections. He was elected regional councillor of Ústí nad Labem Region in 2016, and to the Chamber of Deputies in 2017.

Bžoch was elected in 2021 with 3,613 preferential votes. He was elected the party assembly in February 2022, he was elected a member of the movement's board.

Bžoch ran for the second candidate of ANO in the 2024 European Parliament election. The party won the election and he became one of the six MEPs with 31,989 preferential votes. Bžoch resigned as a member of the Chamber of Deputies at the end of June and was replaced by .