Zbyněk Stanjura

Zbyněk Stanjura
MP
Stanjura in 2014
Minister of Finance
Incumbent
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 [cs]
Succeeded byZdeněk Žák [cs]
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 [cs]
Succeeded byMarek Benda
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 May 2010
Personal details
Born (1964-02-15) 15 February 1964 (age 60)
Opava, Czechoslovakia
Political partyCivic Democratic Party
SpouseHana Malurová
Alma materBrno University of Technology
Websitestanjura.cz

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 the Cabinet of Petr Nečas on 12 December 2012, serving as Minister of Transport until July 2013.

Political career

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Early political career

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Stanjura was mayor of Opava between 2002 and 2010.[1] In the 2010 Czech parliamentary election, he was elected to the Moravian-Silesian Region from the fourth place of candidates.[2] Stanjura became chairman of the ODS parliamentary club on 11 May 2011.[3] He was named Minister of Transport in the Cabinet of Petr Nečas from 2012 until 2013.[4]

Post-Nečas Premiership

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In the 2013 Czech parliamentary election, Stanjura ran in the Moravian-Silesian Region as the leader of the ODS.[5] Later that November, he was elected chairman of ODS Parliamentary Club.[6]

In the 2014 Czech municipal elections, Stanjura failed to defend the post of representative of the city of Opava.[7] During the 2017 Czech parliamentary election, he was leader of ODS in the Moravian-Silesian Region,[8] winning 3,648 preferential votes and defended his mandate as a deputy.[9] On 24 October 2017, Stanjura became the new chairman of ODS Parliamentary Club.[10]

Second term as Minister of Finance

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In the 2021 Czech parliamentary election, as a member of ODS, Stanjura was the leader of the Spolu coalition,[11] elected as deputy again.[12] He also became the chairman of ODS Parliamentary Club,[13] but left the position in December and was replaced by Marek Benda.[14]

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.[15]

Stanjura won 477 votes at the 30th ODS Congress in April 2022, thus defending the position of first vice-chairman of the party.[16] Receiving 383 votes from 527 delegates, he also defended the position at the 31st Party Congress in April 2024.[17]

Controversy

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Stanjura claimed to have sold his third-party company Eskon in 2002, which its sole was his wife, Hana Malurová.[18] Aktuálně.cz relates the company's sale to the wife in connection with then-approved law on asset declaration, which ordered mayors to disclose their assets.[19]

Other activities

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References

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  1. ^ "Doma v Opavě propadl, teď má ODS spasit ve sněmovně". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 12 May 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané ve dnech 2010" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. ^ Kelenský, Jakub (11 May 2011). "Tluchoř padl. Poslance ODS povede Nečasův favorit Zbyněk Stanjura". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Stanjura povede dopravu, Peake bude novou ministryní obrany". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  5. ^ Kopecký, Josef (2 September 2013). "Němcová chce být superlídrem ODS, Kubu ve středních Čechách nechtěli". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  6. ^ Trachtová, Zdeňka (6 November 2013). "Poslance ODS povede Stanjura. Své šéfy už mají všechny poslanecké kluby". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra.
  7. ^ "Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 2014 | Okres Opava" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Krajští volební lídři ODS | Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny PČR 2017". ODS (in Czech). Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané ve dnech 2017 | Strana ODS" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  10. ^ Last, First (24 October 2017). "Fiala vyloučil toleranci menšinové vlády ANO. Zavřel jednu cestu Babišovi". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Kandidátní listina pro: Moravskoslezský kraj". ODS (in Czech). 16 June 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky konané ve dnech | Strana Spolu" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Koalice Spolu chce funkci předsedy sněmovny. Klub ANO povede Schillerová, nahradí Faltýnka". Czech Radio (in Czech). 12 October 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Benda vystřídal Stanjuru na pozici šéfa poslaneckého klubu ODS". ČT24 (in Czech). Czech Television. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  15. ^ Muller, Robert; Hovet, Jason (6 January 2022). "New Czech government plans cuts after budget deficit hits record". Reuters.
  16. ^ "Volba místopředsedů". ODS (in Czech). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Kongres ODS potvrdil vedení, přibyla Eva Decroix". ČT24 (in Czech). Czech Television. 13 April 2022.
  18. ^ Hrušková, Jitka (23 May 2011). "Firma Stanjurovy manželky údajně porušuje zákon". Deník (in Czech). Opava. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  19. ^ Netočný, Tomáš (30 May 2011). "Šéf poslanců ODS přiznal, že o své firmě neříkal pravdu". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Board of Governors". European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. 23 May 2024.
  21. ^ "Board of Governors". European Investment Bank. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  22. ^ "Board of Governors" (PDF). World Bank. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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