| Zdeněk Tůma | |
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| Governor of the Czech National Bank | |
| In office 1 December 2000 – 30 June 2010 |
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| President | Václav Havel Václav Klaus |
| Preceded by | Josef Tošovský |
| Succeeded by | Miroslav Singer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 19, 1960 České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia |
| Nationality | Czech |
| Alma mater | University of Economics, Prague London School of Economics |
Zdeněk Tůma (born 19 October 1960) is a Czech economist and a former Governor of the Czech National Bank since 1 December 2000. He was confirmed by President Václav Klaus for another six-year term on 11 February 2005. Tůma resigns as of 30 June 2010.[1] Previously he was Vice Governor of the Bank from 13 February 1999 to 30 November 2000.
Tůma is a graduate of the Faculty of Trade at the University of Economics, Prague. Then he joined Institute for Forecasting of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences as a researcher. From 1993 to 1995 he was an advisor to the Minister of Industry and Trade. Before joining the Czech National Bank he held a position in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
According to iHNed.cz Tůma's salary was $220,000.[2]
He is a TOP 09 party nominee for the Mayor office of the Czech capital Prague in Czech local elections (October 2010).[3] Though TOP 09 won the most number of votes, they were unable to form a coalition with any other parties. The second- and third-place parties (ODS and ČSSD) instead made a coalition and Bohuslav Svoboda was elected Mayor by the City Council on 06 December 2010.[4]
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