Stanjura was the mayor of Opava between 2002 and 2010.[1] In the 2010 parliamentary election, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies representing the Moravian-Silesian Region, from fourth place on the ODS candidate list.[2] Stanjura became leader of the ODS parliamentary group on 11 May 2011.[3] He served as minister of transport in the Cabinet of Petr Nečas from 2012 until 2013.[4]
Post-Nečas Premiership
In the 2013 parliamentary election, Stanjura was the lead candidate for ODS in the Moravian-Silesian Region,[5] and in November, he was again elected as leader of the ODS parliamentary group.[6]
In the 2014 municipal elections, Stanjura was included on the ODS candidate list for Opava, but was not elected.[7] For the 2017 parliamentary election, he was again lead candidate for ODS in the Moravian-Silesian Region,[8] winning 3,648 preferential votes and defending his mandate as a deputy.[9] On 24 October 2017, Stanjura was again elected leader of the ODS parliamentary group.[10]
Minister of Finance
In the 2021 parliamentary election, Stanjura was the leader of the Spolu coalition's candidate list in the Moravian-Silesian Region,[11] and was again elected as a deputy.[12] He was re-elected as the leader of the ODS parliamentary group,[13] but left the position in December and was replaced by Marek Benda.[14]
Stanjura took office as minister of finance after the 2021 elections. His stated aim as finance minister has been to implement spending cuts and bring the fiscal deficit below 3% of gross domestic product.[15]
Stanjura defended his position as first vice-chairman of ODS at the party's 30th Congress in April 2022, winning 477 votes.[16] He defended the position again at the 31st party congress in April 2024, receiving 383 votes from 527 delegates.[17]
Controversy
Stanjura claimed to have sold his joint-stock company Eskon to his wife, Hana Malurová, in 2002.[18] Aktuálně.cz reported that the sale of the company to his wife was to avoid the recently approved law requiring mayors to disclose their assets.[19]
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