Marek Hilšer
{{Short description|Czech political activist and university lecturer (born 1976)}}
{{Expand Czech|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =Marek Hilšer
| image =File:Marek Hilser foto David Konecny.jpg
| party =Marek Hilšer to the Senate
| office =Senator from Prague 2
| term_start =13 October 2018
| term_end =13 October 2024
| predecessor =Libor Michálek
| successor =Miroslav Bárta
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1976|3|23|df=y}}
| birth_place =Chomutov, Czechoslovakia
| citizenship =Czech
| alma_mater =Charles University
| occupation =Physician
| website ={{URL|http://www.mareknahrad.cz/}}
}}
Marek Hilšer (born 23 March 1976) is a Czech politician and university lecturer who has been serving as the senator for Prague 2 since 2018. He also stood in the 2018 and 2023 Czech presidential elections.
Early life
Hilšer was born in Chomutov in 1976. His family emigrated from Czechoslovakia in 1989 but returned in 1990. He studied Public Relations at Charles University and went to the United States in 1999, where he had jobs including working as a plumber and digger.{{Cite news|first=Josef|last=Kopecký|title=Nevidím nebezpečí, na co ploty, říká lékař Hilšer. Chce porazit Zemana|url=http://zpravy.idnes.cz/nevidim-nebezpeci-tak-na-co-ploty-rika-hilser-ktery-chce-vest-cesko-1d1-/domaci.aspx?c=A160803_191555_domaci_kop|newspaper=Mladá fronta Dnes|publisher=Mafra|date=4 August 2016|access-date=18 April 2017|language=cs}} He returned to the Czech Republic in 2004 and studied Medicine at Charles University. In 2007, he became a scientist at the First Faculty of Medicine at Charles University.{{Cite web|title=1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy|url=https://www.lf1.cuni.cz/pracoviste-kontakt-detail?sWorkPlaceID=LF166&nInstitution=1|website=lf1.cuni.cz|access-date=18 April 2017|language=cs}}
Political career
=Early political career=
In 2008, Hilšer led protests against plans by Minister of Health Tomáš Julínek to turn teaching hospitals into joint-stock companies.{{Cite news|title=Medici vyvěsili transparent a zahájili protesty proti Julínkovým plánům|url=http://zpravy.idnes.cz/medici-vyvesili-transparent-a-zahajili-protesty-proti-julinkovym-planum-15n-/domaci.aspx?c=A080520_131744_domaci_pje|newspaper=Mladá fronta Dnes|publisher=Mafra|date=20 May 2008|access-date=18 April 2017|language=cs}} Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek later announced the plans would not be implemented.{{Cite web|title=Premiér: Fakultní nemocnice nebudou převáděny na akciové společnosti|url=https://www.vlada.cz/cz/media-centrum/aktualne/premier-fakultni-nemocnice-nebudou-prevadeny-na-akciove-spolecnosti-36231/|website=Government of the Czech Republic|access-date=18 April 2017|language=cs}}
Hilšer also led protests against university reforms by Minister of Education Josef Dobeš in 2012, known as "a week of unrest".{{Cite news|first=Ondřej|last=Leinert|title=V Praze protestovaly tisíce studentů VŠ proti reformě|url=http://prazsky.denik.cz/zpravy_region/v-praze-protestovaly-tisice-studentu-vs-proti-reforme-20120229-c207.html|website=Deník|location=Prague|publisher=Vltave Labe Media|date=29 February 2012|access-date=18 April 2017|language=cs}}
=Failed elections=
Hilšer announced his candidacy for the Czech presidency on 27 July 2016.{{cite web|title=Lékař a aktivista Marek Hilšer bude kandidovat na prezidenta|url=http://forum24.cz/lekar-a-aktivista-marek-hilser-bude-kandidovat-na-prezidenta/|website=Forum24|date=27 June 2016|access-date=18 April 2017|language=cs}} He finished fifth of the nine candidates, with 8.83% of the vote.{{cite web|title=Výsledky Marka Hilšera|url=https://volby.idnes.cz/prezidentske-volby-2018.aspx?k=vysledky-prvni-kolo&t=8&o=8&kandidat=marek-hilser|newspaper=Mladá fronta Dnes|publisher=Mafra|access-date=18 January 2018|language=cs}} Hilšer endorsed Jiří Drahoš for the second round.{{Cite web|title=Drahoš ukončil kontaktní kampaň. U voličů se za něj budou přimlouvat Horáček, Hilšer i Fischer|url=https://www.irozhlas.cz/volby/prezidentske-volby-2018-jiri-drahos-v-lucerne_1801222007_ako|website=Czech Radio|date=22 January 2018|access-date=25 January 2018|language=cs}}
In the 2018 Czech Senate election, Hilšer successfully contested the Prague 2 district, defeating incumbent Libor Michálek in the second round with 79.75% of the vote.{{Cite news|title=Volební výsledky pro obvod Praha 2 Senátní volby 2018 (konečné výsledky)|url=https://www.idnes.cz/volby/senat/2018?k=2&t=vysledky-obvodu&o=26&obvod=praha-2|newspaper=Mladá fronta Dnes|publisher=Mafra|access-date=13 January 2023|language=cs}}
Hilšer was a candidate in the 2023 Czech presidential election.{{Cite web|first=Tereza|last=Ondráčková|title=Profil: Senátor Marek Hilšer se chce stát civilním prezidentem, který bude na Hrad jezdit tramvají|url=https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/specialy/prezidentske-volby-2023/3545439-profil-senator-marek-hilser-se-chce-stat-civilnim|website=ČT24|publisher=Czech Television|date=25 November 2022|access-date=3 January 2023|language=cs}} He finished sixth of eight candidates in the first round on 14 January 2023, with 2.56% of the vote, and subsequently endorsed Petr Pavel for the second round.{{Cite news|first=Alžběta|last=Šimková|title=Je to prohra, přiznal Hilšer. Volit bude Pavla, o to stejné prosí své voliče|url=https://www.idnes.cz/volby/marek-hilser-volebni-stab-prezidentske-volby.A230114_122309_volby_vlc|newspaper=Mladá fronta Dnes|publisher=Mafra|date=14 January 2023|access-date=15 January 2023|language=cs}}
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