Mayor of Brno | |
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Incumbent Markéta Vaňková since 2018 | |
Inaugural holder | Franz Rauscher |
Formation | 1784 |
Website | brno.cz |
List of mayors of Brno :
Period | Name |
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1971–1976 | Ing. Vladimír Štroner |
1976–1980 | Ing. František Chabičovský |
1980–1983 | JUDr. Rudolf Suchánek |
1983–1989 | JUDr. Alois Skoupý |
1989–1990 | Ing. Josef Pernica |
1990 | Ing. Jiří Trmač (for 4 hours) |
1990 | Pavel Podsedník |
1990–1992 | Ing. arch. Václav Mencl |
1992–1994 | Ing. Jiří Horák |
1994–1998 | JUDr. Dagmar Lastovecká |
1998–2004 | RNDr. Petr Duchoň |
2004–2006 | PhDr. Richard Svoboda, MBA |
2006–2014 | Bc. Roman Onderka, MBA |
2014–2018 | Petr Vokřál |
2018– | JUDr. Markéta Vaňková |
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