Zdeněk Hřib has been the Mayor of Prague since 2018, the first Mayor both in Czech Republic and worldwide to have been nominated by Pirate Party.
In 2006 Zdeněk graduated in General Medicine at the Charles University. During his studies he worked as an intern at Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan. After graduation Zdeněk worked for several organizations as a healthcare IT specialist and consultant. In 2008 he received an internship in the National Patient Safety Agency in London.
He has been active in Pirate Party since 2013. Zdeněk helped to formulate Pirates´ position on some healthcare topics, such as mandatory vaccinations, anti-smoking law, ePrescriptions or spying on patients.
He was also one of the authors of the Party´s election programme for healthcare for 2017 Chamber of Deputies elections and provided consultancy to candidates and deputies in the field of healthcare.