Čunek was born in Gottwaldov (now Zlín), and after studying at a technical college, he worked as a car technician for a construction company in Zlín and as a safety technician in Zbrojovka Vsetín from 1982 to 1998. In 1990, Čunek became a member of KDU-ČSL. He was elected to the municipal council of Vsetín in 1994 and became mayor of the town in 1998. Since 2000, Čunek has been a member of the council of the Zlín Region. According to media reports, he was a very successful and popular mayor. In 2006 Čunek, was elected to the Senate of the Czech Republic by a large margin of 71.3%.[1] He was re-elected in 2012[2] and 2018, when he obtained majority in the first round.[3]
Čunek became famous across the country when the media published a report on how he dealt with the Romani slum in Vsetín. The Romani lived in the center of the city in a dilapidated building and as they did not pay the rent, Čunek forced them to move to the outskirts of Vsetín. Three families were moved into villages in the distant Jeseník District, where they bought houses, and the rest of families were moved into newly built flats near Vsetín.[citation needed] The media and several activists attempted to portray Čunek as a racist and supporter of the ghettoization of the Romani, and several leaders of the KDU-ČSL suggested Čunek to step down his positions.[citation needed]
Čunek used the newly acquired media publicity to announce his bid for the leader of KDU-ČSL party (the previous leader, Miroslav Kalousek, stepped down a few months earlier because of the outrage of party members over his proposal to form a minority coalition government with the Social Democrats with the parliamentary support of the hardline Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia). Based predominantly on his tough approach to the Roma, Čunek obtained the position of KDU-ČSL leader on 9 December 2006 with a wide margin—182 votes out of 312.
Čunek has been named a suspect in corruption case,[4] but not formally charged. Police suspected Čunek of having taken a bribe of half a million CZK from the H&B Real company for the sale of the majority share of the Vsetinské byty housing company in February 2002 when he was mayor of Vsetín.[5] The investigation has been suspended after the prosecutor who originally launched was dismissed for bias (the procedure being employed for the first time since the law allowing it was passed). The matter gained extreme publicity and Čunek was subjected to a personal finance audit by an American firm Kroll; the audit largely cleared Čunek of this particular bribe suspicion.[6][7] In late October 2007, Jiří Čunek was also accused by Czech Television of collecting government social assistance payments in 1998, while at the same time depositing close to 3.5 million Kc (approximately US$175,000) into various bank accounts.[8] Consequently, he resigned from government.[9]
He was reappointed as the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Regional Development on 2 April 2008.[10]
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Jiri Cunek news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Jiri Cunek born 22 February 1959 is a Czech politician who was the leader of the Christian and Democratic Union Czechoslovak People s Party from December 2006 to May 2009 Cunek was also deputy prime minister and the minister for Regional Development in Mirek Topolanek s Second Cabinet until 23 January 2009 Since 2006 Cunek has been senator from Vsetin and since 2 November 2016 he has been the governor of Zlin Region Jiri CunekMinister for Regional DevelopmentIn office 9 January 2007 13 November 2007Prime MinisterMirek TopolanekPreceded byPetr GandalovicSucceeded byMilan Pucek Acting In office 2 April 2008 23 January 2009Prime MinisterMirek TopolanekPreceded byJiri Vackar Acting Succeeded byCyril SvobodaFirst Deputy Prime Minister of Czech RepublicIn office 9 January 2007 13 November 2007Prime MinisterMirek TopolanekPreceded byPetr NecasSucceeded byVlasta Parkanova 2009 Senator from VsetinIncumbentAssumed office 28 October 2006Preceded byJaroslav KubinGovernor of Zlin RegionIn office 2 November 2016 10 November 2020Preceded byStanislav MisakSucceeded byRadim HolisLeader of KDU CSLIn office 9 December 2006 30 May 2009Preceded byMiroslav KalousekSucceeded byCyril SvobodaPersonal detailsBorn 1959 02 22 22 February 1959 age 64 Zlin Czechoslovakia now Czech Republic Political partyKDU CSLSpousePavla CunkovaJiri CunekCunek was born in Gottwaldov now Zlin and after studying at a technical college he worked as a car technician for a construction company in Zlin and as a safety technician in Zbrojovka Vsetin from 1982 to 1998 In 1990 Cunek became a member of KDU CSL He was elected to the municipal council of Vsetin in 1994 and became mayor of the town in 1998 Since 2000 Cunek has been a member of the council of the Zlin Region According to media reports he was a very successful and popular mayor In 2006 Cunek was elected to the Senate of the Czech Republic by a large margin of 71 3 1 He was re elected in 2012 2 and 2018 when he obtained majority in the first round 3 Cunek became famous across the country when the media published a report on how he dealt with the Romani slum in Vsetin The Romani lived in the center of the city in a dilapidated building and as they did not pay the rent Cunek forced them to move to the outskirts of Vsetin Three families were moved into villages in the distant Jesenik District where they bought houses and the rest of families were moved into newly built flats near Vsetin citation needed The media and several activists attempted to portray Cunek as a racist and supporter of the ghettoization of the Romani and several leaders of the KDU CSL suggested Cunek to step down his positions citation needed Cunek used the newly acquired media publicity to announce his bid for the leader of KDU CSL party the previous leader Miroslav Kalousek stepped down a few months earlier because of the outrage of party members over his proposal to form a minority coalition government with the Social Democrats with the parliamentary support of the hardline Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia Based predominantly on his tough approach to the Roma Cunek obtained the position of KDU CSL leader on 9 December 2006 with a wide margin 182 votes out of 312 Cunek has been named a suspect in corruption case 4 but not formally charged Police suspected Cunek of having taken a bribe of half a million CZK from the H amp B Real company for the sale of the majority share of the Vsetinske byty housing company in February 2002 when he was mayor of Vsetin 5 The investigation has been suspended after the prosecutor who originally launched was dismissed for bias the procedure being employed for the first time since the law allowing it was passed The matter gained extreme publicity and Cunek was subjected to a personal finance audit by an American firm Kroll the audit largely cleared Cunek of this particular bribe suspicion 6 7 In late October 2007 Jiri Cunek was also accused by Czech Television of collecting government social assistance payments in 1998 while at the same time depositing close to 3 5 million Kc approximately US 175 000 into various bank accounts 8 Consequently he resigned from government 9 He was reappointed as the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Regional Development on 2 April 2008 10 References Edit Vysledky hlasovani Volby do Senatu Parlamentu CR konane dne 12 10 13 10 2012 gt Vysledky hlasovani Volby do Senatu Parlamentu CR konane dne 5 10 6 10 2018 gt Vysledky hlasovani Czech deputy PM may be prosecuted for corruption Prague Daily Monitor 08 02 2007 Archived March 24 2007 at the Wayback Machine CeskeNoviny cz Kroll audit Czech translation 1 part Kroll audit Czech translation 2 part CT Cunek saved millions but lived on welfare Prague Daily Monitor 30 10 2007 Archived November 1 2007 at the Wayback Machine Cunek to vzdal odejde z vlady Zamiri pred soud Politika Domaci Aktualne cz Vlada Mirka Topolanka II 09 01 2007 08 05 2009 Members of the Czech Republic Government in Czech External links Edit in Czech Website of Jiri Cunek original websiteParty political officesPreceded byMiroslav Kalousek Chairman of Czechoslovak People s Party2006 2009 Succeeded byCyril SvobodaGovernment officesPreceded byPetr Gandalovic Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development of the Czech Republic2007 2008 2009 Succeeded byCyril Svoboda Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jiri Cunek amp oldid 1121793694, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
