Let’s all go to the square
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Lubor Kunc was born in Zlín (formerly Gottwaldov) on August 3, 1952. During his childhood and youth he lived in prefab panel housing in Uherský Brod. His father, Jiří Kunc, was expelled from the Faculty of Law, Masaryk University by a political committee just before his final exams. Therefore, Lubor Kunc was aware of the totalitarian aspect of communism since his childhood, but did not stand up to it. He studied at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Technology and consequently worked in the building trade. In 1989, he started a job for the city of Uherský Brod. The Velvet Revolution followed and Lubor Kunc spoke publicly in support of the general strike at a work meeting of all employees. He called on them to go to the town square. Later he led the Civic Forum activities at his work and eventually joined the Uherský Brod Civic Forum chapter. In the first free elections he was voted in as deputy mayor of Uherský Brod. He worked as a deputy mayor for eight years and later returned back to the building trade where he worked until retirement. In 2019 he lived in Uherské Hradiště with his second wife.
