Pavel Kysilka
Pavel Kysilka | |
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| Born | September 5, 1958 Boskovice, Czechoslovakia |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Known for | Governor of the Czech National Bank (1997–1998) |
Pavel Kysilka (born 5 September 1958 in Boskovice) is a distinguished Czech economist who served as Governor of the Czech National Bank between 1997 and 1998.
He completed his studies at the National Economic Faculty of the University of Economics, Prague in 1982 and continued with advanced postgraduate education at the same institution. In 1986, he became affiliated with the Economic Institute of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences before returning to the University of Economics, Prague in 1990.
Between September 1990 and late 1991, Kysilka acted as an advisor to the Minister responsible for Economic Politics and Local Affairs. Subsequently, he was appointed Deputy General Director of the Czechoslovak State Bank, which later evolved into the Czech National Bank. On 20 May 1992, he assumed the position of vice-head of the Central Bank, retaining this role throughout the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993 and the formation of the Czech National Bank.
Kysilka took over as head of the Central Bank on 17 December 1997 after then-Governor Josef Tošovský became Prime Minister in a caretaker administration following Václav Klaus' government's collapse. After the elections in 1998, Tošovský returned to his role as Governor on 22 June, with Kysilka resuming his duties as vice-head until his exit on 30 September 1999.