| Pavel Bém | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Prague | |
| In office November 28, 2002 – November 30, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Igor Němec |
| Succeeded by | Bohuslav Svoboda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 18, 1963 Prague |
| Political party | ODS - Civic Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Radmila Bémová |
| Children | 2 - Jáchym, Matouš |
| Alma mater | Charles University in Prague, |
| Website | http://www.pavelbem.cz |
Pavel Bém (born July 18, 1963) is a Czech doctor and politician. Between November 28, 2002 and November 30, 2010 he served as the Mayor of the Capital City of Prague, re-elected 2006. On November 19, 2006, he was elected Deputy Leader of the Civic Democratic Party.
Bém studied medicine at the Charles University in Prague, specializing in psychiatry and subsequently devoted most of his medical career to the treatment of drug addiction. He served on a government anti-narcotics commission.
A member of the Civic Democratic Party, since 1998 he has been mayor of the 6th district of Prague and since 2002 has become the mayor of the entire city of Prague.
He is sometimes mentioned in consideration as a possible future leader of his party.
Bem has many interests besides his political career, including mountain climbing, sea diving, and playing the piano. On May 18, 2007, Bem fulfilled his "boyhood dream" of reaching the peak of Mt. Everest [1].
In 2007 Bém and his wife received from Petr Pudil CZK 3,5 million for leaving a flat with regulated rent.[1] Pudil is co-owner of Most-based mining company Czech Coal.