Zbyněk Stanjura
Zbyněk Stanjura (born 15 February 1964) is a Czech politician who has been serving as Minister of Finance in Petr Fiala's Cabinet since 17 December 2021. He was previously appointed to Petr Nečas's Cabinet on 12 December 2012, serving as Minister of Transport until July 2013. He has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2010. Stanjura previously served as Mayor of Opava from 2002 to 2010. Political career. Stanjura started his political career at municipal level, as mayor of Opava from 2002 to 2010 for the Civic Democratic Party (ODS). In 2010 he  became a member of the Chamber of Deputies, and in December 2012 he was named Minister of Transport in Petr Nečas' Cabinet. From 2013, Stanjura served as Chief Whip of the Civic Democratic Party under the leadership of Petr Fiala. He held his seat in the 2017 elections and was elected chief whip once again. Stanjura took office as Minister of Finance after the 2021 elections. His stated aim as Finance Minister has been to implement spending cuts and to bring the fiscal deficit below 3 percent of gross domestic product.