Tomáš Hudeček
| Tomáš Hudeček | |
|---|---|
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| Mayor of Prague | |
| In office 20 June 2013 – 26 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Bohuslav Svoboda |
| Succeeded by | Adriana Krnáčová |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1979 Olomouc, Czechoslovakia |
| Nationality |  Czech Republic |
| Political party | TOP 09 (2009-2014) Independent (2014-present) |
| Alma mater | Palacký University, Olomouc Charles University in Prague |
Tomáš Hudeček (born 10 May 1979) is a Czech politician and geographer, I. deputy mayor of Prague since 24 November 2011 until 23 May 2013, I. deputy mayor with the responsibilities of Mayor during the days of flood in Prague and Mayor of Prague since 20 June 2013 until 26 October 2014.[1] In 2010 he was elected to the Municipal Assembly in Prague as a candidate of the TOP 09 party, on 24 November 2011 he became a member of the executive council of Prague and the Deputy Mayor of Bohuslav Svoboda.
Education and scientific research
In 1997 he graduated from high school in Olomouc-Heychyn and enrolled at the Palacký University, Olomouc Faculty of Science. After graduation Hudeček continued his doctoral studies Faculty of Science Charles University, specialty "Social Geography and Regional Development". The result of his doctoral studies he became a defense of the dissertation in the field of transport geography and geographic information systems and obtaining academic degrees of Doctor of Science (RNDr.) and Ph.D.
In 2003, Hudeček began teaching at the Department of Applied Geoinformatics and Cartography Faculty of Natural Sciences of Charles University. The field research was the analysis Hudeček transport accessibility in the Czech Republic in the period from 1918 to 2020. Working at the university, Hudeček became a member of the Czech Geographical Society, and co-author of about 20 scientific publications and a monograph.
Politics
In 2009 he joined the party TOP 09. He resigned from the party on 15 October 2014, following a dispute with Prague's TOP09 chairman Jiří Vávra, who has also resigned his party membership.[2]
References
- ↑ "Hudeček se stal novým pražským primátorem, dva radní rezignovali". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 20 June 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ "Primátor Prahy Hudeček a náměstek Vávra po sporech opustí TOP 09". ČTK (in Czech). 15 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.