Petr Bendl
Encyclopedia
Petr Bendl is a Czech
politician. Bendl is former Minister of Transportation and also served as Governor of the Central Bohemian Region
from 2000 to 2008.
Bendl is a graduate at Engineering and Textile University in Liberec
. After short spell as firefighter, he worked director of Kladno district office and municipal office’s departments.
In 1991 Bendl entered the Civic Democratic Party and as the party’s leader he was elected member of the Kladno city assembly in 1994 becoming mayor
of the city immediately.
Bendl was also vice-president of the Union of Cities and Municipalities of the Czech Republic in 1997–1998.
In 1998 he was elected into the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic
(resigned in 2001 due to his regional career) as well into the Kladno assembly and was thus replaced by Milan Volf as the new Kladno mayor, staying only in the city council till 2000.
In 2000 he was elected in the Central Bohemian Region
assembly and became first Governor of the region. He defended his seat successfully in 2004.
Since 2002 Bendl is vice-chairman of the Civic Democratic Party.
Bendl is married and has two sons.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
politician. Bendl is former Minister of Transportation and also served as Governor of the Central Bohemian Region
Central Bohemian Region
Central Bohemian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative center is placed in the Czech capital Prague , which lies in the center of the region...
from 2000 to 2008.
Bendl is a graduate at Engineering and Textile University in Liberec
Technical University of Liberec
The Technical University of Liberec is a public university in Liberec, Czech Republic. Its roots lie in the Technical College of Mechanical Engineering, which was founded in 1953. The college was promoted to a university and took its current name in 1995...
. After short spell as firefighter, he worked director of Kladno district office and municipal office’s departments.
In 1991 Bendl entered the Civic Democratic Party and as the party’s leader he was elected member of the Kladno city assembly in 1994 becoming mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of the city immediately.
Bendl was also vice-president of the Union of Cities and Municipalities of the Czech Republic in 1997–1998.
In 1998 he was elected into the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic
Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic
The Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of the Czech Republic. The seat of the Chamber of Deputies is situated in palaces in Malá Strana, Prague....
(resigned in 2001 due to his regional career) as well into the Kladno assembly and was thus replaced by Milan Volf as the new Kladno mayor, staying only in the city council till 2000.
In 2000 he was elected in the Central Bohemian Region
Central Bohemian Region
Central Bohemian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative center is placed in the Czech capital Prague , which lies in the center of the region...
assembly and became first Governor of the region. He defended his seat successfully in 2004.
Since 2002 Bendl is vice-chairman of the Civic Democratic Party.
Bendl is married and has two sons.
External links
- Personal website of Petr Bendl
- Petr Bendl on website of the Civic Democratic Party