Zdeněk Tůma (born 19 October 1960) is a

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, who was the Governor of the

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from 1 December 2000 to 30 June 2010. He had previously served as Vice Governor of the

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from 13 February 1999 to 30 November 2000.

Career

Tůma was born in 1960 in

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. After graduating from the Faculty of Trade at the

University of Economics, Prague The Prague University of Economics and Business (PUEB) (originally: ''the University of Economics, Prague''; '' cs, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, VŠE'') is a triple crown accredited economics and business-oriented public university loc ...

, he became an assistant professor at the same institution. He subsequently joined the

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of the

Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences The Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (Czech: ''Československá akademie věd'', Slovak: ''Česko-slovenská akadémia vied'') was established in 1953 to be the scientific center for Czechoslovakia. It was succeeded by the Czech Academy of Science ...

as a researcher, and then the Faculty of Social Sciences at

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, where he was Director of the Department for Macroeconomics. From 1993 to 1995 he was an adviser to the Minister of Industry and Trade. From 1996 to 1998 he worked in the private sector, including a spell in

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as an Executive Director of the

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. Tůma returned to Prague in 1998 and joined the

, as vice-governor. He was appointed as Governor of the Czech National Bank on 1 December 2000, and was confirmed by

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for another six-year term on 11 February 2005. He resigned on 30 June 2010. According to iHNed.cz Governor Tůma's salary was $220,000. He was the candidate of

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to become the

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in local elections in October 2010. Though TOP 09 won the most votes, they were unable to form a coalition with any other parties. The second- and third-place parties (ODS and ČSSD) instead formed a coalition and

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was elected Mayor by the City Council on 30 November 2010. Since 2011 Tůma has returned to the private sector, working in financial services for

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. He also chairs the

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Nadace (Foundation), which supports economic education in transition and developing countries. He also serves on the board of advisors for th
Global Panel Foundation
an NGO that works behind the scenes in crisis areas around the world. He also lectures at

. In 2016 Tůma received the

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for his dedication to public service.

References

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Official biography
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