Miroslav Kalousek Politician
Miroslav Kalousek (b. 17 December 1960 in Tábor) is a Czech politician, former Minister of Finance of the Czech Republic. He is also the First Deputy Chairman and the principal founder of the Tradition Responsibility Prosperity 09 party (TOP 09).Kalousek was previously a member and also chaired the then-government party Christian Democrats. Kalousek studied chemistry at a university in Prague. Since 1990 he worked in the civil service. His most notable position held was at the Ministry of Defense where he was responsible for the budget and acquisitions (1993 - 1998). In 1998 and 2002 Kalousek was elected to the Chamber of Deputies. In 2003 he was elected as leader of KDU-ČSL. The party was in slow decline and Kalousek was seen as a tough person not giving up a seemingly lost case. In fact, the party declined further under his leadership.
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