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Zdeněk Tůma is a Czech
economist
and a former Governor of the Czech National Bank
since 1 December 2000. He was confirmed by President
Václav Klaus
for another six-year term on 11 February 2005. Tůma resigns as of 30 June 2010. Previously he was Vice Governor of the Bank
from 13 February 1999 to 30 November 2000.
Tůma is a graduate of the Faculty of Trade at the University of Economics, Prague
. Then he joined Institute for Forecasting of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences as a researcher
. From 1993 to 1995 he was an advisor to the Minister of Industry and Trade. Before joining the Czech National Bank
he held a position in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
.
According to iHNed.cz
Tůma's salary was $
220,000.
He is a TOP 09 party nominee for the Mayor
office of the Czech capital Prague
in Czech local elections (October 2010). Though TOP 09 won the most number of votes, they were unable to form a coalition with any other parties. The second- and third-place parties (ODS and ČSSD) instead made a coalition and Bohuslav Svoboda was elected Mayor by the City Council on 06 December 2010.
Czech Republic
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economist
Economist
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and a former Governor of the Czech National Bank
Czech National Bank
The Czech National Bank is the central bank and financial market supervisor in the Czech Republic with its headquarters in Prague. The Bank's governor is Miroslav Singer. In accordance with its primary objective, the ČNB sets monetary policy, issues banknotes and coins and manages the circulation...
since 1 December 2000. He was confirmed by President
President of the Czech Republic
The President of the Czech Republic is the head of state of the Czech Republic. Unlike his counterparts in Austria and Hungary, who are generally considered figureheads, the Czech President has a considerable role in political affairs...
Václav Klaus
Václav Klaus
Václav Klaus is the second President of the Czech Republic and a former Prime Minister .An economist, he is co-founder of the Civic Democratic Party, the Czech Republic's largest center-right political party. Klaus is a eurosceptic, but he reluctantly endorsed the Lisbon treaty as president of...
for another six-year term on 11 February 2005. Tůma resigns as of 30 June 2010. Previously he was Vice Governor of the Bank
Czech National Bank
The Czech National Bank is the central bank and financial market supervisor in the Czech Republic with its headquarters in Prague. The Bank's governor is Miroslav Singer. In accordance with its primary objective, the ČNB sets monetary policy, issues banknotes and coins and manages the circulation...
from 13 February 1999 to 30 November 2000.
Tůma is a graduate of the Faculty of Trade at the University of Economics, Prague
University of Economics, Prague
The University of Economics, Prague, is a public university located in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the largest university in the field of economics, business and information technologies in the Czech Republic with almost 20,000 students in its bachelor, masters and doctoral programmes.-Schools...
. Then he joined Institute for Forecasting of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences as a researcher
Researcher
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. From 1993 to 1995 he was an advisor to the Minister of Industry and Trade. Before joining the Czech National Bank
Czech National Bank
The Czech National Bank is the central bank and financial market supervisor in the Czech Republic with its headquarters in Prague. The Bank's governor is Miroslav Singer. In accordance with its primary objective, the ČNB sets monetary policy, issues banknotes and coins and manages the circulation...
he held a position in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Founded in 1991, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development uses the tools of investment to help build market economies and democracies in 30 countries from central Europe to central Asia. Its mission was to support the formerly communist countries in the process of establishing their...
.
According to iHNed.cz
Hospodarske noviny
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Tůma's salary was $
United States dollar
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220,000.
He is a TOP 09 party nominee for the Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
office of the Czech capital Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
in Czech local elections (October 2010). Though TOP 09 won the most number of votes, they were unable to form a coalition with any other parties. The second- and third-place parties (ODS and ČSSD) instead made a coalition and Bohuslav Svoboda was elected Mayor by the City Council on 06 December 2010.
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