born czech economist politician led successful corruption cases employees candidate elected office national legislature term early life career born graduated high school later studied management program received executive program college worked programmer business school teacher portfolio manager investment company broker fired exposing scheme resulting court case found dismissed later involved victims financial crime served capital market supervisor director director senior consultant chief financial market inspector august director december filed criminal complaint corruption tender reconstruction prague water treatment plant claimed project based secretly conversation alleged advisor environmental minister asked manipulate tender fund party civic democrats political career recorded subsequent conversation allegedly offered deputy position destruction tapes story publication fired denied wrongdoing resigned day later prime minister defended called despite public reputation civic democrats vowed fight corruption losing minister corruption charges blow party standing incident high profile december czech police chief resigned interior minister month long case returned financial analyst case indefinite hiatus lack evidence september february case similar hiatus insufficient evidence married children evangelical christian senate end july accepted czech pirate green nominations primary affiliation transparency platforms personal point platform direct democracy fair political party competition anti corruption oversight efforts alongside social welfare reforms october elections won percent round vote percent past post runoff giving seat candidate challenged decision found claims candidate elected national office seat czech senate term czech president publicly considered leading authored bill designed protect overwhelming rejected floor senate awards march awarded prize role corruption scandal awarded prize brave consistent fight corruption government
Libor Michálek