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Pavel Bém | |
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| Mayor of Prague | |
| In office 28 November 2002 – 30 November 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Igor Němec |
| Succeeded by | Bohuslav Svoboda |
| Member of theChamber of Deputies | |
| In office 29 May 2010 – 28 August 2013 | |
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| Born | (1963-07-18)18 July 1963 (age 62) |
| Party | ODS |
| Spouse | Radmila Bémová |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Charles University |
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| Website | pavelbem.cz |
Pavel Bém (born 18 July 1963) is aCzech physician and politician. Between 28 November 2002 and 30 November 2010 he served as theMayor of the Capital City of Prague, and re-elected in 2006. On 19 November 2006 he was elected Deputy Leader of theCivic Democratic Party.
Bém studied medicine at theCharles University, specializing in psychiatry and subsequently devoted most of his medical career to the treatment of drug addiction. He served on a government anti-narcotics commission.
A member of theCivic Democratic Party, since 1998 he has been mayor of the 6th district ofPrague and since 2002 has become the mayor of the entire city of Prague.
He ran for the leader of his party,[1]but lost.
Bém has many interests besides his political career, including mountain climbing, sea diving, and playing the piano. On 18 May 2007 Bem fulfilled his "childhood dream" of reaching the peak ofMount Everest.[2] On 1 August 2012 he climbed the second highest peak in the world,K2, together with Peter Hamor, and without supplemental oxygen.[3]
In 2007, Bém and his wife received CZK 3,5 million for leaving a rent-controlled apartment from Petr Pudil.[4] Pudil is co-owner ofMost-based mining companyCzech Coal.
In 2008, Bémran for leadership of ODS but was defeated by the incumbent leaderMirek Topolánek.[5]
Bém is a close friend of billionaireRoman Janoušek.[6]
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| Preceded by | Mayor of Prague 2002–2010 | Succeeded by |
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