Leader of TOP 09 (affiliated to the EPP political family)
Born on 2 October 1984
Lives in Prague, Czech Republic
Political and professional activity
Since November 2021 Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of the Czech Republic
Since 2019 Chair of the TOP 09 political party (re-elected in 2021)
Since 2013 Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of the Czech Republic (re-elected in 2017 and 2021)
2017 – 2021 – Vice-Chair of the Committee on Social Policy
2014 – 2017 – Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights
2010 – 2018 Member of Prague 8 Municipal Assembly
2010 – 2014 Member of Prague 8 Municipal Council
Councillor for Social Affairs, since 2012 also for the European Funds
2008 – 2010 HR and Education Agency – preparation of training courses
2009 Joining the political party TOP 09
2004 – 2008 T-Mobile Czech Republic, Sales Department
Education
2009 – 2011 Czech Technical University in Prague (Master’s degree)
Field of study: Economics and Management in Industry
2006 – 2008 Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Arts (Bachelor’s degree)
Field of study: Andragogy and Personnel Management
Markéta Pekarová Adamová has been volunteering for many years in the Czech Republic and abroad. She worked in orphanages in Armenia and Morocco, helped the disabled in Serbia and participated in an environmental project in Scotland. As a Councillor of Prague 8, she was involved in organising camps and other activities for children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds.
She is married. In their spare time, she and her husband enjoy sports, cycling, cross country skiing and jogging. She has successfully run a marathon.
She speaks fluent English and basic German.