Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová

Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (née Jaroslava Jermanová; 17 August 1970) is a Czech politician of ANO 2011 who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.

Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová MEP
Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 July 2024
Constituency	Czech Republic
Governor of the Central Bohemian Region
In office 18 November 2016 – 16 November 2020
Preceded by	Miloš Petera
Succeeded by	Petra Pecková
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 9 October 2021 – 28 June 2024
Succeeded by	Miroslav Samaš
In office 21 October 2017 – 24 November 2017
In office 26 October 2013 – 3 January 2017
1st Deputy President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 27 November 2013 – 3 January 2017
Preceded by	Lubomír Zaorálek
Succeeded by	Radek Vondráček
Personal details
Born	Jaroslava Jermanová (1970-08-17) 17 August 1970 Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia
Party	ANO 2011 (since 2011) ODS (2004–2011)
Other political affiliations	Patriots for Europe
Alma mater	Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Early life and career

Pokorná Jermanová was born in Karlovy Vary on 17 August 1970. She studied operations and economics at Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, and worked in HR and as a manager.

Political career

In the 1998 municipal elections she was elected councillor of Krhanice as an independent candidate. She became mayor following the 2002 elections, and joined the Civic Democratic Party in 2004. In the 2004 regional elections she was elected to the regional council of Central Bohemia. She left the Civic Democratic Party in 2011, and joined ANO 2011 in 2012.

Pokorná Jermanová was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 2013, and served as first vice president of the chamber during her first term. In 2016 she was elected governor of the Central Bohemian Region by representatives from ODS, Mayors and Independents, and three TOP 09 members who defied the party leadership. She was elected to the European Parliament in 2024.