Jana Michailidu
# Jana Michailidu

Jana Michailidu (born 18 October 1990) is a Czech politician of Greek origin. From June to August 2014 she was acting chairwoman of the Czech Pirate Party. She is currently a member of the party's Republic Committee.

In January 2022 she ran for the leadership of the Czech Pirate Party, finishing fourth.

## Early life

Jana Michailidu was born in Karviná, in the north-east of the present-day Czech Republic. She is descended from Greeks who emigrated to Czechoslovakia after the fall of the Democratic Army of Greece in the Greek Civil War. She studied drug biotechnology at the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague.

## Political career

Michailidu ran unsuccessfully for the Czech Pirate Party in the 2013 Czech legislative election. In 2014, she participated in the leadership of the Young Pirates of Europe. Michailidu described herself as a "democratic communist".

