Jiří Zimola

Jiří Zimola (born 28 March 1971) is a Czech Social Democrat politician, who served as Governor of the South Bohemian Region from 2008 until his resignation in 2017. Zimola left the Social Democratic Party in 2020 and became leader of a new party called Change 2020.

Biography He studied at the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, working as a teacher after he finished his studies.

Political career Zimola entered politics in 1998 and became Mayor of Nová Bystřice. He became a member of the Czech Social Democratic Party in 2000. In 2008, Zimola became Governor of the South Bohemian region and gave up his position as Mayor.

He founded a political platform called Let's save ČSSD after the 2017 legislative election.