# Jan Pošvář > Czech politician **Wikidata**: [Q31818187](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31818187) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/jan-posvar ## Summary Jan Pošvář is a Czech programmer and politician who served as a Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic from 21 October 2017 to 21 October 2021. He represented the Czech Pirate Party in the 8th Czech Legislature and has stood as a Pirate Party candidate in subsequent national elections. ## Biography - Born: 1985-05-16 in Kamenice nad Lipou - Nationality: Czech Republic - Education: College of Polytechnics Jihlava - Known for: Serving as a Member of the Chamber of Deputies (2017–2021) for the Czech Pirate Party - Employer(s): Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic (2017–2021); member of the Czech Pirate Party - Field(s): Programming; Politics ## Contributions Jan Pošvář’s concrete public contributions are primarily political and stem from his single term in national office. He was elected in the 2017 Czech legislative election and served as a Member of the Chamber of Deputies from 21 October 2017 until 21 October 2021, participating in the 8th Czech Legislature as part of the Parliamentary Club of the Czech Pirate Party (parliamentary group membership dated 22 October 2017–21 October 2021). He stood again as a Pirate Party candidate in the 2021 Czech legislative election (listed as unelected) and was also a candidate in the 2025 Czech legislative election for the Vysočina Region. Outside elected office, his background is in programming; he is described as a programmer and software-engineering practitioner. His public profile includes active party membership in the Czech Pirate Party and public candidacies that continued his engagement in national electoral politics after his parliamentary term ended. Available public identifiers include a Czech Parliament ID (6528) and a social media presence (Twitter: @PosvarJan; Facebook: ArAx666). ## FAQs ### Q: What political office did Jan Pošvář hold? A: Jan Pošvář was a Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic from 21 October 2017 to 21 October 2021. ### Q: Which political party is Jan Pošvář affiliated with? A: He is a member of the Czech Pirate Party and served in the Chamber of Deputies as part of the Parliamentary Club of the Czech Pirate Party. ### Q: Is Jan Pošvář still an MP? A: No. His term in the Chamber of Deputies ended on 21 October 2021. ### Q: What is Jan Pošvář’s professional background outside politics? A: He is identified as a programmer and works in software engineering. ### Q: Where was Jan Pošvář born and where does he live? A: He was born in Kamenice nad Lipou (16 May 1985) and his listed residence is Mnich. ## Why They Matter Jan Pošvář matters as a representative example of the Czech Pirate Party’s participation in national-level politics during the 8th Czech Legislature. By serving a full parliamentary term (2017–2021) he contributed to the party’s parliamentary presence and to the political representation of his region at the national level. His dual profile as a programmer and elected politician embodies the Pirate Party’s frequent emphasis on digital-era expertise and transparency themes, signaling a pathway for technology professionals into legislative roles. His subsequent candidacies in 2021 (unelected) and 2025 demonstrate continued engagement in electoral politics beyond a single term. If he had not stood and served, the composition of the Pirate Party’s delegation and the individual makeup of technical expertise within the Chamber during that legislature would have differed. His public identifiers (Czech Parliament ID 6528, social media accounts) and documented residence and education make his career verifiable in public records and electoral datasets. ## Notable For - Serving as a Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (21 Oct 2017 – 21 Oct 2021) during the 8th Czech Legislature. - Membership in the Czech Pirate Party and affiliation with its Parliamentary Club (22 Oct 2017 – 21 Oct 2021). - Background and occupation as a programmer/software engineer. - Candidacies for the Chamber of Deputies for the Czech Pirate Party in the Vysočina Region (2021 — unelected; candidate again in 2025). - Education at the College of Polytechnics Jihlava. ## Body ### Personal details - Full name: Jan Pošvář (alias: Jan Posvar). - Born: 16 May 1985, Kamenice nad Lipou. - Sex/gender: Male. - Native language: Czech. - Residence: Mnich. - Citizenship: Czech Republic. - Commons category: Jan Pošvář. - Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/11g8w7f10w. - OpenSanctions ID: Jan Pošvář. ### Education - Educated at the College of Polytechnics Jihlava (institution listed; specific degree not provided in source). ### Professional background - Occupation: Programmer; politician. - Described classes: programmer (software developer subclass), software engineer (practitioner of software engineering). ### Parliamentary service - Position held: Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. - Start time: 21 October 2017. - End time: 21 October 2021. - Elected in: 2017 Czech legislative election. - Legislature: 8th Czech Legislature. - Parliamentary group: Parliamentary Club of the Czech Pirate Party. - Group membership start: 22 October 2017. - Group membership end: 21 October 2021. - Czech Parliament ID: 6528. ### Electoral history - 2017: Elected to the Chamber of Deputies (term 2017–2021). - 2021: Candidate in the 2021 Czech legislative election for the Czech Pirate Party in the Vysočina Region; recorded as unelected. - 2025: Candidate in the 2025 Czech legislative election for the Czech Pirate Party in the Vysočina Region. ### Public presence - Twitter: @PosvarJan (account present since 2014-11-25 in the provided data). - Facebook: ArAx666. - Photograph: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jan_Pošvář_14_November_2017.jpg (caption: "Pošvář v listopadu 2017"; point in time: 2017-11-14). ### Identifiers and metadata - Family name: Pošvář. - Given name: Jan. - Instance of: Human. - Sitelink count: 2 (Commons, cs). - Wikidata description: Czech politician. ## References 1. Czech Parliament database 2. [Source](https://www.volby.cz/opendata/ps2021/ps2021_opendata.htm) 3. [Otevřená data pro volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu ČR 2025. Czech Statistical Office](https://www.volby.cz/opendata/ps2025/PS2025reg20250821_xml.zip)