Marek Ženíšek

TOP 09
Minister for Science, Research and Innovation

Marek Ženíšek has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic since 2021 and became the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation in 2024. He is a co-founder of TOP 09, where he previously held the position of vice-chairman. In the past, he was the Deputy Minister of Justice and First Deputy Minister of Health. He also served as a representative of the Pilsen Region and the Pilsen 3 municipal district. Besides politics, he has been active in academia, teaching at universities and working as a vice-dean at the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen.