Jiří Kopal
Jiří Kopal (born 9 November 1989) is a Czech municipal politician and physician.
Life and charity work
Kopal graduated from the Grammar School in Český Krumlov. He continued his studies at the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice at the Faculty of Health and Social Studies, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Public health protection. He graduated in General Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine in Plzeň, Charles University, in 2025.
Since 2015, he has been involved in charitable work, becoming the coordinator of the international organization Lazarus Union in the Czech Republic and later in Slovakia. In 2022, he was elected Deputy Secretary General of the Lazarus Union and a member of the executive board.
He was nominated by the Regional Association of the Czech Red Cross in Český Krumlov for the Life-Saving Plaque when he saved a senior's life in 2017. The award was given to him on 14 May 2018 in the Main Hall of the Wallenstein Palace in Prague.
In 2020, he launched an initiative to award a state award in memoriam to war veteran Jan Horal. The initiative was successful, Medal of Merit was presented to Jan Horal's descendant at a postponed ceremony on 7 March 2022 in the Vladislav Hall at Prague Castle. Jiří Kopal personally attended the handover at Prague Castle.
He cooperates with veteran associations and participates in events with war veterans. He participates in the creation of the Community center for war veterans in České Budějovice and also in the creation of the Clubhouse for war veterans in Český Krumlov.
On 15 December 2022, he became a representative of the town of Český Krumlov for Žijeme Krumlovem Party with support of Svobodní. In January 2023, he became chairman of the Social and Health Commission of the Town Council of Český Krumlov.
In the 2025 Czech parliamentary election, Kopal stood as a candidate for Koruna Česká in the South Bohemian Region, where he was placed sixth on the party's candidate list. He was not elected to the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic.
Honors and decorations
- UN-NGO Honour Medal 1st Class Lazarus Union (2023)
- Medal of Honour for Missions Lazarus Union (2023)
- Commemorative Medal of the Czech War Veterans Association – 30th Anniversary of the UNPROFOR Mission (2022)
- Commemorative Medal of the Czech War Veterans Association and the Czechoslovak Association of Legionaries Vimperk - II. annual meeting of war veterans of the 68th Motorized Rifle Regiment (2019)
- Life-Saving Plaque (2018)
External links
- Interview for Czech television - 15:40, 47:16; Jihočeské týdeníky (1,2,3, 4), Českokrumlovský deník, TRIMA NEWS s.r.o., Czech Radio, PrahaIN.cz