Jiří Zimola

Jiří Zimola (born 28 March 1971) is a Czech Social Democrat politician, who served as Governor of the South Bohemian Region from 2008 until his resignation in 2017. Zimola left the Social Democratic Party in 2020 and became leader of a new party called Change 2020.[3]

Jiří Zimola
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
26 October 2013 – 31 March 2014
Governor of South Bohemian region
In office
29 November 2008 – 27 April 2017
Preceded byJan Zahradník
Succeeded byIvana Stráská
Mayor of Nová Bystřice
In office
1998–2008
Preceded byBohumil Chlanda
Succeeded byVladimír Bláha
Personal details
Born (1971-03-28) 28 March 1971
Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
Political partyČSSD (2000–2020)[1]
Change 2020[2]
Children2
Alma materUniversity of South Bohemia
Websitehttp://www.jirizimola.cz/

Biography

He studied at the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, working as a teacher after he finished his studies.[4]

Political career

Zimola entered politics in 1998 and became Mayor of Nová Bystřice. He became a member of the Czech Social Democratic Party in 2000. In 2008, Zimola became Governor of the South Bohemian region and gave up his position as Mayor.[4] He was forced to resign in 2017 due to a controversy related to his cottage at Lipno nad Vltavou.[5][6]

He founded a political platform called Let's save ČSSD after the 2017 legislative election.[7]

References
  1. "Zimolova nevěra měla dlouhé trvání, komentoval exhejtmanův přestup Hamáček". iDNES.cz. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. "Bývalý hejtman Zimola představil hnutí Změna 2020, stal se jeho předsedou". iDNES.cz. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. "Exhejtman Zimola představil Změnu 2020". novinky.cz. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. "Mgr. Jiří Zimola". nasipolitici.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  5. "Jiří Zimola končí v čele Jihočeského kraje. Další důvod, proč nevolit ČSSD". Reflex.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  6. Zuziaková, Jana; Tröster, Martin (11 April 2017). "Zimola padl. Neustál kauzu Lipno". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  7. "Hašek a Zimola chtějí zachránit ČSSD. Zakládají platformu, podpoří Zemana". iDNES.cz. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.


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