Zbyněk Stanjura

Zbyněk Stanjura (born 15 February 1964) is a Czech politician who has been serving as Minister of Finance in Petr Fiala's Cabinet since 17 December 2021. He was previously appointed to Petr Nečas's Cabinet on 12 December 2012, serving as Minister of Transport until July 2013.[1] He has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2010. Stanjura previously served as Mayor of Opava from 2002 to 2010.[2]

Zbyněk Stanjura
MP
Minister of Finance
Assumed office
17 December 2021
Prime MinisterPetr Fiala
Preceded byAlena Schillerová
Minister of Transport
In office
12 December 2012 – 10 July 2013
Prime MinisterPetr Nečas
Preceded byPavel Dobeš
Succeeded byZdeněk Žák
Leader of the Civic Democratic Party in the Chamber of Deputies
In office
6 December 2013 – 13 December 2021
Preceded byMarek Benda
Succeeded byMarek Benda
In office
11 May 2011 – 18 December 2012
Preceded byPetr Tluchoř
Succeeded byMarek Benda
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
29 May 2010
Personal details
Born (1964-02-15) 15 February 1964
Opava, Czechoslovakia
Political partyCivic Democratic Party
SpouseHana Malurová
Alma materBrno University of Technology
Websitestanjura.cz

Political career

Stanjura started his political career at municipal level, as mayor of Opava from 2002 to 2010 for the Civic Democratic Party (ODS). In 2010 he became a member of the Chamber of Deputies, and in December 2012 he was named Minister of Transport in Petr Nečas' Cabinet.

From 2013, Stanjura served as Chief Whip of the Civic Democratic Party under the leadership of Petr Fiala. He held his seat in the 2017 elections and was elected chief whip once again.

Stanjura took office as Minister of Finance after the 2021 elections. His stated aim as Finance Minister has been to implement spending cuts and to bring the fiscal deficit below 3 percent of gross domestic product.[3]

Other activities

References
  1. "Stanjura povede dopravu, Peake bude novou ministryní obrany". idnes.cz (in Czech). 11 December 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  2. "Doma v Opavě propadl, teď má ODS spasit ve sněmovně". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 12 May 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. Muller, Robert; Hovet, Jason (6 January 2022). "New Czech government plans cuts after budget deficit hits record". Reuters.
  4. "Board of Governors". European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
  5. "Board of Governors". European Investment Bank (EIB).
  6. "Board of Governors" (PDF). World Bank.


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