Jiří Hynek


Jiří Hynek is a Czech business manager, politician, and Chairman of the Association for Weapons and Defense Industry of the Czech Republic. He is a member of the Realists party, and was the party's candidate in the 2018 presidential election, finishing sixth of nine candidates.

Early career

Hynek studied at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University in Prague in the 1980s. After his studies he worked for a number of Czech companies before becoming a business manager.
In 2011, Hynek became the new Chairman of the Association for Weapons and Defense Industry of the Czech Republic. In 2016 Hynek co-founded a new political party, the Realists.
He is a member of the Czech chapter of Mensa.

2018 Presidential election

Hynek announced his candidacy for the 2018 presidential election on 21 August 2017, and started gathering the signatures required to be registered as a candidate. He stated that he planned to focus on security during the campaign.
On 17 October 2017, Hynek announced that he had gathered the 20 MP signatures needed for nomination. He finished sixth with 1.23% of the vote. Hynek endorsed Miloš Zeman for the second round.