Zbyněk Stanjura

Zbyněk Stanjura MP
Minister of Transport
In office 12 December 2012 – 10 July 2013
Prime Minister	Petr Nečas
Preceded by	Pavel Dobeš
Succeeded by	Zdeněk Žák
Leader of the Civic Democratic Party in the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 December 2013
Preceded by	Marek Benda
In office 11 May 2011 – 18 December 2012
Preceded by	Petr Tluchoř
Succeeded by	Marek Benda
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 May 2010
Personal details
Born	(1964-02-15) 15 February 1964 Opava, Czechoslovakia
Political party	Civic Democratic Party

Zbyněk Stanjura (born 15 February 1964) is a Czech politician, who served as Minister of Transport of the Czech Republic from December 2012 to July 2013. He was appointed to Petr Nečas's Cabinet on 12 December 2012. He has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2010.

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.

Since 2013, Stanjura has 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.