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Vít Bárta

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Vít Bárta
Minister of Transport
In office
13 July 2010 – 21 April 2011
Prime MinisterPetr Nečas
Preceded byGustáv Slamečka
Succeeded byRadek Šmerda
Leader of Public Affairs
In office
16 February 2013 – 25 November 2013
Preceded byRadek John
Succeeded byJiří Kohout
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
29 May 2010 – 28 August 2013
Personal details
Born (1973-12-05) 5 December 1973 (age 51)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
(now Czech Republic)
Spouse(s)Kateřina Klasnová
(2010–present)
OccupationBusinessman Politician

Vít Bárta (born 5 December 1973) is a Czech businessman and politician who served as Minister of Transport from 2010 to 2011 and as Member of the Chamber of Deputies (MP) from 2010 to 2013. In 2011 Bárta announced his resignation from the government due to prosecution when he was accused of bribery by his party colleagues. After his conviction and subsequent acquittal, Bárta became chairman of the Public Affairs political party and held the position in 2013.

Political career

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He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic and became a member of Petr Nečas' cabinet. He became chairman of Public Affairs on 16 February 2013, a position he held until delivering his resignation on 26 November of the same year.[1]

Controversy

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In April 2011, Bárta was accused of bribery by his colleagues from Public Affairs, deputies Jaroslav Škárka, Stanislav Huml, and Kristýna Kočí. The deputies were subsequently expelled from the party. The incident caused serious problems in the Czech government coalition.[2]

On 8 April 2011, Bárta announced his resignation from the government of Petr Nečas.[3]

A year later, in April 2012, Bárta was convicted of bribery and conditionally sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment.[4] In January 2013, Bárta was acquitted by the Prague 5 district court, a decision which was confirmed by Prague's city court two months later.[1]

An additional charge was announced in 2013 against Bárta and Jan Petržílek related to wiretapping. After a prosecution lasting for more than eight years, both defendants were acquitted in May 2022.[5] He was subsequently awarded compensation totalling around 950,000 Czech koruna.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Soud definitivně osvobodil Bártu a Škárku. Obálková kauza VV končí". E15 [cs] (in Czech). 24 January 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  2. ^ "VV vyhnaly Kočí z klubu i ze strany a vyzvaly ji: Vzdej se mandátu" (in Czech). Týden. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Ministr Bárta se rozhodl rezignovat. Nechci ohrozit reformy, tvrdí". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 8 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  4. ^ Nohl, Radek (13 April 2012). "Přelomový verdikt: Bárta má podmínku, Škárka tři roky" (in Czech). Aktuálně.cz. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Soud definitivně osvobodil exministra Bártu v kauze úniku odposlechů Béma a Janouška". Czech Television (in Czech). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Milion korun. Vít Bárta dostane od státu odškodnění za nezákonné stíhání v kauze úniků odposlechů". Czech Radio (in Czech). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
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