Vít Bárta

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. 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.

Vít Bárta
Minister of Transport
In office 13 July 2010 – 21 April 2011
Prime Minister	Petr Nečas
Preceded by	Gustáv Slamečka
Succeeded by	Radek Šmerda
Leader of Public Affairs
In office 16 February 2013 – 25 November 2013
Preceded by	Radek John
Succeeded by	Jiří 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 50) Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Spouse(s)	Kateřina Klasnová (2010–present)
Occupation	Businessman Politician

Political career

He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic 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.^[1]

On 8 April 2011, Bárta announced his resignation from the government of Petr Nečas.^[2]

A year later, in April 2012, Barta was convicted of bribery and conditionally sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment.^[3]

See also

• Politics of the Czech Republic

References

1. "VV vyhnaly Kočí z klubu i ze strany a vyzvaly ji: Vzdej se mandátu" (in Czech). Týden. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
2. "Ministr Bárta se rozhodl rezignovat. Nechci ohrozit reformy, tvrdí". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). 8 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
3. Nohl, Radek (13 April 2012). "Přelomový verdikt: Bárta má podmínku, Škárka tři roky" (in Czech). Aktuálně.cz. Retrieved 17 April 2012.