Danuše Nerudová

Danuše Nerudová
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the European Parliament
for Czech Republic
Assumed office
16 July 2024
39th Rector of Mendel University in Brno
In office
1 February 2018  31 January 2022
Preceded byLadislav Havel
Succeeded byJan Mareš
Personal details
Born
Danuše Peslarová

(1979-01-04) 4 January 1979
Brno, Czechoslovakia
Political partySTAN (2024–present)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (until 2024)
Spouse
Robert Neruda
(m. 2002)
Children2
Alma materMendel University in Brno
Websitewww.danusenerudova.cz

Danuše Nerudová (née Peslarová; born 4 January 1979) is a Czech economist and university professor. She has been a Member of the European Parliament since June 2024, representing the Mayors and Independents. She was formerly the chair of the Commission for Fair Pensions and rector of Mendel University in Brno, both from 2018 to 2022. She was a candidate in the 2023 Czech presidential election, finishing in third place in the first round.