Jiří Kopal

Jiří Kopal (born 9 November 1989) is a Czech municipal politician.

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 is also studying General medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of Charles University in Plzeň.

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.

Honors and decorations

 * UN-NGO Honour Medal 1st Class.jpg UN-NGO Honour Medal 1st Class Lazarus Union (2023)
 * Medal of Honour for Missions Lazarus Union.jpg Medal of Honour for Missions Lazarus Union (2023)
 * Pamětní_medaile_SVV_ČR_–_30._výročí_mise_UNPROFOR3.png Commemorative Medal of the Czech War Veterans Association – 30th Anniversary of the UNPROFOR Mission (2022)
 * [[File: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.png|60x60px]] 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)
 * Plaketa_Za_záchranu_života.jpg Life-Saving Plaque (2018)