Bohuslav Svoboda

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Bohuslav Svoboda was born on February the 8th, 1944 in Prague. He is a Czech gynaecologist and obstetrician and a politicians of the Civic Democratic Party. Between 2010-2013 he was the Mayor of Prague.

Education[edit]

Bohuslav Svoboda graduated from the Medical Faculty of Hygiene, Charles University in Prague. Between 2003-2010 he was also head of the 3rd Medical Faculty of Charles University.

Political career[edit]

between 1992 and 1998, he was the first president of the Czech Medical Chamber. In 1998, he unsuccessfully ran for the Senate in Liberec. Between 2003-2010 he headed the 3rd Medical Faculty of Charles University. In 2010, as leader of the ODS, he was elected in elections to Prague municipal government. After an agreement on a coalition government with the Social Democrats he became the mayor of Prague, the Czech capital. Although he was considered a fair mayor, on 23 May 2013 he was dismissed from the post of Mayor. In the autumn of that year he was elected to Parliament.

External links[edit]

Official overview of Czech politicians

Chamber of deputies official