Vít Bárta (born 5 December 1973) is a
Czech politician and businessman who served as
Minister of Transport
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from 2010 to 2011 and as Member of the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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(MP) from 2010 to 2013. Bárta also led political party Věci veřejné during 2011–2013. In 2011 Bárta announced his resignation from the government due to prosecution when he was accused of bribery by his party colleagues.
Political career
He was elected to the
Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
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and became a member of
Petr Nečas' cabinet.
Controversy
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.
On 8 April 2011, Bárta announced his resignation from the government of
Petr Nečas
Petr Nečas (; born 19 November 1964) is a Czech former politician who served as the prime minister of the Czech Republic and leader of the Civic Democratic Party from 2010 to 2013, and as Member of the Chamber of Deputies (MP) from 1993 to 2013 ...
.
A year later, in April 2012, Barta was convicted of bribery and conditionally sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment.
See also
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Politics of the Czech Republic
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References
Living people
Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2010–2013)
Businesspeople from Prague
Transport ministers of the Czech Republic
1973 births
Public Affairs (political party) politicians
Politicians from Prague
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