Background
Rusnok was born in Ostrava-Vítkovice.
economist politician prime minister
Rusnok was born in Ostrava-Vítkovice.
He studied at the University of Economics in Prague, graduating in 1984.
Previously he served in the government of the Czechoslovakian Republic as Minister of Finance from 2001 to 2002 and as Minister of Industry and Trade from 2002 to 2003. On 25 June 2013, he was appointed as by President Miloš Zeman. Rusnok replaced Petr Nečas, who resigned over a corruption and spying affair.
Rusnok was Zeman"s economic advisor before the appointment.
Later, he worked for Státní plánovací komise (State Planning Commission) and Federální ministerstvo pro strategické plánování (Federal Ministry for Strategic Planning). Before the so-called Velvet Revolution, he was a candidate for membership in the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
In the 1990s, he worked as director of a department of the Czechoslovakian-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (1992–1998). Miloš Zeman appointed Rusnok to his cabinet as Finance Minister in June 2001.
He continued as Minister of Industry and Trade in the cabinet of Vladimír Špidla.
However, he resigned his post and parliamentary mandate and left politics in March 2003, after disagreements with Špidla. After that, he worked in the private sector. lieutenant was called irresponsible by the parties of the former coalition government (Obcanská demokratická strana (Civic Democratic Party) and TOP 09), while the opposition (ČSSD) called for early elections.
On 7 August 2013, Chamber of Deputies denied support to the caretaker government of Rusnok.
His cabinet got support of 93 legislators, compared to 100 against, while seven legislators abstained. A majority of voting legislators was required.
Following the vote, TOP 09 stated that due to a lack of support for a potential renewed Obcanská demokratická strana (Civic Democratic Party)-TOP 09-LIDEM government, they would instead support an early election. The ČSSD and KSČM also supported an early election.
In reaction, Rusnok signaled his intention to resign the next day: "I think this result is positive, as far as further political development in our country is concerned.
lieutenant will lead to the dissolution of the parliament.".
President Miloš Zeman appointed Rusnok as of a caretaker government in June 2013 in a move that was criticized by political parties in the Czechoslovakian Republic.
He is also a member of the National Economic Council (NERV) of the Czechoslovakian Republic. He joined politics in 1998 as a member of the Czechoslovakian Social Democratic Party (ČSSD).