Miroslav Lidinský
| Miroslav Lidinský | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Dawn - National Coalition | |
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Assumed office 8 August 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Marek Černoch |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 September 1972 Chlum u Třeboně, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Political party | Dawn - National Coalition |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater |
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice University of Defence |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch |
 Czech Army
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| Rank |
 Second Lieutenant
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| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Miroslav Lidinský (Born 23 September 1972) is a former Czech policeman and member of the , a retired lieutenant at the Ministry of Defence, and since August 2015 the Chairman of the political party Dawn - National Coalition.
After studying at a technical college in Prague, he worked as a technologist. He later joined the , which was transformed into the Border Police and was subsequently incorporated into the Czech Police. He joined the Police of the Czech Republic in 1993, and first worked as a police officer in his hometown of Chlum u Třeboně. In 1996 he then moved to the operations unit in the Czech Budejovice, and spent ten years there. During that time he graduated from the of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice and the Czech University of Defence. He started teaching at the University as a professor of physical education for medical rescuers. He later became an instructor for diving, pyrotechnics, aerial rescue, and instructor for firearms training.
In November 2006 he joined the and was trained to specially to combat terrorism domestically and abroad. In 2007 he was deployed in Afghanistan along with comrades in the SOG to handle special tasks directly alongside British coalition forces. On 28 July 2007 Miroslav was in the Helmland province and was seriously wounded when a Taliban fighter fired an anti-tank missile RPG that landed right between his legs and blew off his left ankle. In 2010 his leg had to be amputated below the knee.
In the aftermath of the accident, Miroslav went looking for alternative sports. His girlfriend introduced him to golf, in which he gradually became a top disabled athlete – acting as president of the Czech Gold Association Handicapped (CZDGA) and was a member of the national team of the Czech Republic until it was disbanded. From 2010 until 2013 he frequently becoming the four times winner of the European Cup EDGA (European Disabled Golf Association).
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