Jana Nečasová, formerly Nagyová (born 21 July 1964) is a Czech former politician and civil servant. After running the Civic Democratic Party head office, she became chief of staff for

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 20 ...

, who went on to become

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in 2010. In 2013, Nečasová was part of a political scandal, where she used the Military Secret Service to spy on Nečas' then wife to expedite divorce proceedings, marrying Nečas herself months later. The scandal would cause the collapse of Nečas' government, and lead Nečasová to be embroiled court cases for the following decade.

Early career

Jana Nečasová was born on 21 July 1964 in Chodov,

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. There she worked as a pay clerk, before leaving her then husband and starting work for the Civic Democratic Party in

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in 1996, where she would become personal assistant to the local senator. In 2005, Nečasová moved to Prague to run the head office of the Civic Democratic Party, working alongside the then deputy party chairman,

. In 2006, when Nečas became Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, he appointed Nečasová as his chief of staff, a role she would continue when in 2010, Nečas became

. Over the following three years, concerns were raised over the amount of influence Nečasová had over the Prime Minister, as she was paid large bonuses, and appeared to step over the bounds of her role. When Nečas split with his wife in early 2013, speculation about a relationship between the two appeared in the Czech press

2013 Czech political corruption scandal

Nečasová was arrested on 13 June 2013, alongside Milan Kovanda, the head of the military secret service, when the police raided the Government Office and other locations. Nečasová was accused of using the secret service to spy on Nečas' wife, Radka Nečasová, to find information which could be used in divorce proceedings. These revelations, alongside other political corruption accusations, led to Nečas resigning his position on 16 June 2013, and the collapse of Nečas' remaining government, though Nečas would marry Nečasová that year, weeks after his divorce. Court proceedings would over the following years would see Nečasová acquitted twice, then have the decision overturned by municipal courts. She was found guilty of spying in November 2017. On 20 January 2023 Czech president

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granted a presidential pardon to Nečasová in case of Military Intelligence. Nečasová was sentenced in June 2023 to two years in prison, four years probation and a ten year ban on working for state administration, as well as a 1.3 million crown fine along with her husband.

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