Pavel Bém is a Czech politician, former member of the Czech Parliament’s Chamber of Deputies, and former Mayor of Prague. He is also a member of the National Drug Commission – Office of the Government of the Czech Republic in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister and serves as the Executive Head of the Prague Drug Council.

Bém studied medicine at Charles University in Prague, specializing in psychiatry, and has devoted most of his medical career to the prevention and treatment of drug abuse. He has been politically active since 1998 with the Civic Democratic Party, beginning as the Mayor of Prague 6 District, followed by two terms of office as Mayor of the City of Prague.

In 2012, he joined the Global Commission on Drug Policy and is also a member of the (regional) Eastern and Central European and Central Asian Commission on Drug Policy (ECECACD).