Jiří Zimola
Jiří Zimola | |
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| 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 by | Jan Zahradník |
| Succeeded by | Ivana Stráská |
| Mayor of Nová Bystřice | |
| In office 1998–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Bohumil Chlanda |
| Succeeded by | Vladimír Bláha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 March 1971 Třebíč, Czechoslovakia |
| Political party | ČSSD (2000-2020)[1] Change 2020[2] |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of South Bohemia |
| Website | http://www.jirizimola.cz/ |
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]
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
- ^ "Zimolova nevěra měla dlouhé trvání, komentoval exhejtmanův přestup Hamáček". iDNES.cz. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Bývalý hejtman Zimola představil hnutí Změna 2020, stal se jeho předsedou". iDNES.cz. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Exhejtman Zimola představil Změnu 2020". www.novinky.cz. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Mgr. Jiří Zimola - životopis - Naši Politici". www.nasipolitici.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Jiří Zimola končí v čele Jihočeského kraje. Další důvod, proč nevolit ČSSD - Reflex.cz". Reflex.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ Zuziaková, Jana; Tröster, Martin (11 April 2017). "Zimola padl. Neustál kauzu Lipno". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Hašek a Zimola chtějí zachránit ČSSD. Zakládají platformu, podpoří Zemana". iDNES.cz. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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