Mikuláš Peksa
Mikuláš is an MEP and a current Chairperson of the European Pirate Party. Between 2017 and 2019, he served as Vice-Chairman of the European Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies and member of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Czech Chamber of Deputies.
He studied Biophysics and Chemical Physics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics of Charles University and during his studies he specialised in the use of nuclear magnetic resonance for the analysis of carbon dioxide dynamics, later working as a researcher and programmer.
In the European Parliament, he serves on the Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE), the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and the Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT).
As an MEP, he supports innovation and technological growth through digital and energy transformation. He is involved in anti-corruption activities in the European Parliament, for example negotiating a resolution on Andrej Babiš's conflict of interest. He believes that technology should help people, not spy on them. He wishes for a diplomatically united Europe that will be able to stand up to both multinational corporations and authoritarian regimes. He speaks English and German.