Minister of Finance
What position did Jiří Rusnok take from Apr 2001 to Jul 2002?
Jiří Rusnok Jiří Rusnok ( born 16 October 1960 ) is a Czech politician and economist who served as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic between July 2013 and January 2014 . Since 1 July 2016 he has been serving as Governor of the Czech National Bank . Previously , Rusnok served in the government of the Czech Republic as Minister of Finance from 2001 to 2002 and as Minister of Industry and Trade from 2002 to 2003 . On 25 June 2013 , he was appointed as Prime Minister by President Miloš Zeman . Rusnok replaced Petr Nečas , who resigned over a corruption and spying affair . On 25 May 2016 , President Miloš Zeman appointed Rusnok as 4th Governor of the Czech National Bank , succeeding Miroslav Singer . Rusnok took office on 1 July 2016 . Early life . Rusnok was born in Ostrava-Vítkovice . He studied at the University of Economics in Prague , graduating in 1984 . Career . Rusnok worked for Státní plánovací komise ( State Planning Commission ) and Federální ministerstvo pro strategické plánování ( Federal Ministry for Strategic Planning ) . Before the so-called Velvet Revolution , he was a candidate for membership in the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia . In the 1990s , Rusnok worked as director of a department of the Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions ( 19921998 ) . He joined politics in 1998 as a member of the Czech Social Democratic Party ( ČSSD ) . Prime Minister Miloš Zeman appointed Rusnok to his cabinet as Finance Minister in June 2001 . He continued as Minister of Industry and Trade in the cabinet of Vladimír Špidla ; however , he resigned his post and parliamentary mandate and left politics in March 2003 , after disagreements with Špidla . After that , he worked in the private sector . Prime Minister . President Miloš Zeman appointed Rusnok as Prime Minister of a caretaker government in June 2013 in a move that was criticized by political parties in the Czech Republic . It was called irresponsible by the parties of the former coalition government ( ODS and TOP 09 ) , while the opposition ( ČSSD ) called for early elections . On 7 August 2013 , Chamber of Deputies denied support to the caretaker government of Rusnok . His cabinet got support of 93 legislators , compared to 100 against , while seven legislators abstained . A majority of voting legislators was required . Following the vote , TOP 09 stated that due to a lack of support for a potential renewed ODS-TOP 09-LIDEM government , they would instead support an early election . The ČSSD and KSČM also supported an early election . In reaction , Rusnok signaled his intention to resign the next day : I think this result is positive , as far as further political development in our country is concerned . It will lead to the dissolution of the parliament . Governor of the Czech National Bank . In 2014 , Zeman appointed Rusnok to the seven-member board of the Czech National Bank , replacing Eva Zamrazilova . In 2016 , he succeeded Miroslav Singer as the bank’s governor , again following an appointment by Zeman . Other activities . - European Systemic Risk Board ( ESRB ) , Ex-Officio Member - International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) , Ex-Officio Alternate Member of the Board of Governors ( since 2016 ) Political position . Rusnok supports moving the Czech Republic closer to adopting the euro . In 2014 , he also backed the central bank’s policy of weakening the Czech koruna to fight deflation risks and help an economy recovering from a record-long recession .