Marek Benda
{{Short description|Czech politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|image = Marek Benda 2016.jpg
|honorific-suffix = MP
| office= Leader of the Civic Democratic Party in the Chamber of Deputies
| term_start = 13 December 2021
| term_end =
| predecessor = Zbyněk Stanjura
| successor =
| term_start1 = 18 December 2012
| term_end1 = 28 August 2013
| predecessor1 = Zbyněk Stanjura
| successor1 = Zbyněk Stanjura
|office2 = Member of the Chamber of Deputies
|term_start2 = 20 July 2004
|term_end2 =
|term_start3 = 6 December 1990
|term_end3 = 20 June 2002
|spouse = Markéta Bendová
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1968|11|10}}
|birth_place = Prague, Czechoslovakia
|party = ODS (since 1996)
KDS (1990–1996)
|children = Johana
Jonáš
Apolena
Amálie
|alma_mater = University of West Bohemia
|signature =
|website = http://www.marekbenda.cz/
}}
Marek Benda (born 10 November 1968) is a Czech politician and member of the Civic Democratic Party. He is currently the longest serving member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic.{{cite web|title=Maratonci, sprinteři, navrátilci. Vystopujte přeběhlíky v poslaneckých lavicích|url=https://www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-domov/snemovna-poslanci-historie-data-datova-zurnalistika_1711220700_zlo|website=iROZHLAS|accessdate=3 December 2017|language=cs}} He is the son of Václav Benda.{{cite web|title=Copak je to za exota? Marek Benda!|url=http://www.blesk.cz/clanek/zpravy-politika/109369/copak-je-to-za-exota-marek-benda.html|website=Blesk.cz|accessdate=3 December 2017}}
Biography
Benda studied at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University from 1988 to 1990. He left the school during the Velvet Revolution as he was involved in politics. He later unsuccessfully studied at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague but failed due to his poor knowledge of foreign languages.{{cite web|title=Marek Benda: Politický dinosaurus, který se hodí – ODS – Občanská demokratická strana|url=https://www.ods.cz/clanek/6131-politicky-dinosaurus-ktery-se-hodi|website=Občanská demokratická strana|accessdate=3 December 2017|language=cs-CZ}} Benda later studied law at the University of West Bohemia from 2003 to 2008. He reportedly passed a post-masters examination and earned a Doctor degree, but it was later revealed that his post-masters thesis was merely a work of plagiarism and he did not receive the degree.{{cite web|title=Poslanec Benda z ODS zřejmě v Plzni získal titul JUDr. neoprávněně|url=https://www.novinky.cz/domaci/183137-poslanec-benda-z-ods-zrejme-v-plzni-ziskal-titul-judr-neopravnene.html|website=Novinky.cz|accessdate=3 December 2017|language=cs-CZ}}{{cite web|title=Marek Benda o titul JUDr. přijít nemůže, nikdy ho totiž nedostal|url=https://www.novinky.cz/domaci/202127-marek-benda-o-titul-judr-prijit-nemuze-nikdy-ho-totiz-nedostal.html|website=Novinky.cz|accessdate=3 December 2017|language=cs-CZ}}
Political career
Benda became a member of parliament in 1990. He co-founded the Christian Democratic Party (KDS). KDS was later merged with the Civic Democratic Party (ODS). Benda then became a member of ODS.{{cite web|title=Rekordní inventář Sněmovny: Marek Benda bude nejspíš ZASE poslancem|url=https://www.expres.cz/marek-benda-poslanec-ods-0wo-/zpravy.aspx?c=A171020_204636_dx-zpravy_neos|website=Expres.cz|accessdate=3 December 2017|date=21 October 2017}}{{cite web|title=Marek Benda|url=http://www.nasipolitici.cz/cs/politik/167-marek-benda|website=Naši politici|accessdate=3 December 2017}}
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Category:Politicians from Prague
Category:Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) MPs
Category:Christian Democratic Party (Czech Republic) politicians
Category:University of West Bohemia alumni
Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2017–2021)
Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2013–2017)
Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2010–2013)
Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2006–2010)
Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2002–2006)
Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (1998–2002)
Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (1996–1998)
Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (1992–1996)
Category:Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2021–2025)