Miroslav Tetter Explained

Miroslav Tetter
Birth Date:	3 April 1938
Birth Place:	Vsetín, Czechoslovakia
Nationality:	Czech
Party:	KAN KDU-ČSL
Office:	Member of the South Bohemian Regional Council
Term Start:	12 November 2000
Term End:	6 November 2008
Office2:	Mayor of České Budějovice
Term Start2:	24 June 2010
Term End2:	23 November 2010
Successor2:	Juraj Thoma
Term Start3:	1998
Term End3:	2 November 2006
Predecessor3:	Miroslav Beneš
Successor3:	Juraj Thoma

Miroslav Tetter (3 April 1938 – 11 August 2021) was a Czech politician and academic. He was a representative of the South Bohemian Region from 2000 to 2008 and Mayor of České Budějovice from 1998 to 2006 and again in 2010. In his earlier political career he served in the České Budějovice City Council.

Biography

Tetter was born in Vsetín. From 1957 to 1962, he studied at the of Masaryk University. Tetter also graduated from the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague.^[1] He taught at the agricultural school in České Budějovice. Tetter then became Vice-Rector of Science and head of the ecology department at the of University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice.

In 1990, Tetter was elected to the České Budějovice City Council as a member of the Club of Committed Non-Party Members (KAN).^[2] In 1994, he was re-elected as part of the coalition between KDU-ČSL, KAN, and the Christian Democratic Party (KDS).^[3] He was re-elected in 1998,^[4] 2002,^[5] and 2006,^[6] before being defeated in 2010.^[7] Tetter served as Mayor of the city from 1998 to 2006.^[8] In 1996 and 2006, he unsuccessfully ran for the Senate in the district of . He was elected Mayor of České Budějovice again in 2010,^[9] serving from 24 June to 23 November.^[10]

In the 2000 regional election, Tetter was elected to the South Bohemian Regional Council as part of the Four-Coalition.^[11] He was re-elected in 2004, returning the highest number of votes from any candidate on the list.^[12]

Tetter died in České Budějovice on 11 August 2021 at the age of 83.^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tetter Miroslav, doc., RNDr., CSc.. Who is Who - Bekannte Persönlichkeiten und Produkte. Czech. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124232/http://www.whoiswho-verlag.ch/versionnew/tschechien/verlag/63.php?txt_Language=CZ&real_str_PersID=5902035&uniqueID=2e63d3e2-d45b-4786-aa1e-3e886e7b1c6f. 2 April 2015.
2. News: 21 October 2006. ODS jasně zvítězila v senátních i obecních volbách. Czech. Novinky.cz. 15 August 2021.
3. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí 18.11. - 19.11.1994. Volby.cz. Czech.
4. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí. Volby.cz. Czech.
5. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí. Volby.cz. Czech.
6. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí. Volby.cz. Czech.
7. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev obcí. Volby.cz. Czech.
8. Web site: Zápis u ustavujícího (I.) zasedání Zastupitelstva města České Budějovice konaného dne 2. listopadu 2006 od 9:00 hodin v zasedací místnosti zastupitelstva města. 3 November 2006. Statutární město České Budějovice. Czech. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305023854/http://www.c-budejovice.cz/attachment.ashx?id=1621. 5 March 2016.
9. News: 24 June 2010. Novým primátorem Českých Budějovicích je Miroslav Tetter. Czech. Czech Television. 15 August 2021.
10. Web site: Zápis z ustavujícího (1.) zasedání Zastupitelstva města České Budějovice konaného dne 23. listopadu 2010 od 9:00 hodin v zasedací místnosti zastupitelstva města. 24 November 2010. Statutární město České Budějovice. Czech. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195615/http://www.c-budejovice.cz/attachment.ashx?id=6125. 23 September 2015.
11. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev krajů konané dne 12.11.2000. Volby.cz. Czech.
12. Web site: Volby do zastupitelstev krajů konané dne 5. - 6.11.2004. Volby.cz. Czech.
13. News: 13 August 2021. Zemřel bývalý primátor Českých Budějovic Miroslav Tetter. Czech. České Budějovice. 15 August 2021.