Ivan Bartoš

Bartoš was born on 20 March 1980 in Jablonec nad Nisou, an industrial town in northern Bohemia. He studied information studies and librarianship at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague and participated in a student exchange program at the University of New Orleans. Subsequently, Bartoš worked in the IT industry and was elected chairman of the Pirate Party in October 2009.{{Cite web|title=Pirate Party 24.-25. October 2009 meeting resolution|url=https://wiki.pirati.cz/cf/2_2009|access-date=22 October 2017|archive-date=28 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428114551/https://wiki.pirati.cz/cf/2_2009|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|title=Předsedou Pirátské strany byl zvolen Ivan Bartoš|url=https://www.lidovky.cz/domov/predsedou-piratske-strany-byl-zvolen-ivan-bartos.A091025_120305_ln_domov_jem|newspaper=Lidové noviny|publisher=Mafra|date=25 October 2009|language=cs}}

Bartoš led the party into its first national elections in 2010, with the Pirates receiving 0.8% of the vote and therefore no representation in the Chamber of Deputies.{{Cite web|title=Elections to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic held on 28–29 May 2010|url=https://www.volby.cz/pls/ps2010/ps2?xjazyk=EN|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|access-date=2 September 2024}}

Bartoš was the party's leading candidate again in legislative elections in 2013. The party won 2.66% of the vote, not reaching the 5% electoral threshold.{{Cite web|title=Výsledky voleb 2013|url=https://www.aktualne.cz/wiki/politika/volby/vysledky-voleb-2013/r~i:wiki:3970/|website=Aktuálně.cz|publisher=Economia|date=19 October 2013|language=cs}} Bartoš was the Pirates' leading candidate for the 2014 European Parliament election, but the party missed the 5% electoral threshold, receiving 4.78% of the vote.{{Cite web|title=Přehled výsledků: Nejvíc preferenčních hlasů dostal Jiří Pospíšil, druhý je Keller|url=http://data.blog.ihned.cz/c1-62241570-prehled-vysledku-nejvic-preferencnich-hlasu-dostal-jiri-pospisil-druhy-je-keller|newspaper=Hospodářské noviny|publisher=Economia|date=26 May 2014}} In June 2014, Bartoš resigned as party leader.{{cite web|url=https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/domaci/politika/predseda-ceske-piratske-strany-bartos-rezignoval/r~fe0d3e5aed6f11e3909b0025900fea04/|title=Předseda České pirátské strany Bartoš rezignoval|website=Aktuálně.cz|publisher=Economia|date=6 June 2014|language=cs}} After the party's poor results in the 2024 European Parliament election and 2024 regional elections, Bartoš resigned as party leader on 22 September 2024.{{cite web|last=Šopfová|first=Kristýna|url=https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/domaci-vedeni-piratu-rezignovalo-40490027|title=Bartoš rezignoval na post předsedy Pirátů|website=Novinky.cz|publisher=Borgis|date=22 September 2024|language=cs|access-date=24 September 2024}}

Bartoš was elected party chairman again in 2016 and led the Pirates into the 2017 legislative elections, taking 10.8% of the national vote to become the third largest party in the Chamber of Deputies, with 22 out of 200 seats. He served as the chairman of the Committee on Public Administration and Regional Development from November 2017 until November 2021.{{Cite web|title=PhDr. Ivan Bartos, Ph.D.|url=http://www.psp.cz/en/sqw/detail.sqw?id=6433|website=Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic|access-date=2 September 2024}}

Bartoš was re-elected as party leader in 2018 and led the party's campaign for the 2018 local elections, where the leading Pirate candidate in Prague, Zdeněk Hřib, was elected Mayor of Prague. In 2019, Bartoš campaigned for the European Parliament election in support of the Pirate Party list and lead candidate Marcel Kolaja. The party gained 13.95% of the vote and entered the European Parliament with three MEPs.{{Cite web|title=Elections to the European Parliament held on the territory of the Czech Republic on 24–25 May 2019|url=https://www.volby.cz/pls/ep2019/ep11?xjazyk=EN|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|access-date=2 September 2024}}.

Bartoš was re-elected as party leader in January 2020. The same year in December, he became the lead candidate of the electoral coalition of the Pirate Party and Mayors and Independents (STAN) for the 2021 Czech legislative election{{Cite news|title=Lídrem koalice Pirátů a STAN má být Ivan Bartoš|url=https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/domaci/3240956-lidrem-koalice-piratu-a-stan-ma-byt-ivan-bartos|website=ČT24|publisher=Czech Television|date=14 December 2020|access-date=20 March 2021|language=cs}} and was re-elected. Subsequently, Bartoš was nominated to serve as the Minister of Regional Development and Deputy Prime Minister for Digitalization in the Cabinet of Petr Fiala.{{Cite press release|title=Ivan Bartoš byl uveden do funkce ministra pro místní rozvoj|url=https://mmr.gov.cz/cs/ostatni/web/novinky/ivan-bartos-byl-uveden-do-funkce-ministra-pro-mist|website=Ministry of Regional Development|date=17 December 2021|access-date=24 September 2024|language=cs}}

From February 2024, Bartoš was the subject of criticism from experts in the construction industry over his management of the upcoming digitalized system for managing construction permits, due to start in July 2024. Critics also alleged violations of laws in public procurement, but Bartoš consistently rejected all criticism as groundless.{{cite news |title=Nikdo to ještě neviděl. Digitalizaci staveb hrozí odklad. Stihnu to, namítá Bartoš |trans-title=Nobody has seen it yet. The digitization of buildings is in danger of being postponed. I'll make it, argues Bartoš |url=https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/domaci/digitalizace-stavebniho-rizeni-bartos/r~1af8ea86822211ee9ae20cc47ab5f122/ |access-date=21 February 2025 |work=Aktuálně.cz |publisher=Economia, a.s. |date=7 February 2024 |language=cs}}{{cite news |title=Dusno v koalici. Starostové se bojí, že Bartoš nestíhá digitalizaci |trans-title=The coalition is in a turmoil. Mayors are afraid that Bartoš is not keeping up with digitalization |url=https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/domaci-politika-dusno-v-koalici-starostove-se-boji-ze-bartos-nestiha-digitalizaci-247520 |access-date=21 February 2025 |work=Seznam Zprávy |publisher=Seznam.cz |date=13 March 2024}}{{cite web |title=MMR unesla parta šílenců. Zakázky v troskách, personálie v rozvratu a reforma ÚOHS jako nedomyšlený experiment |trans-title=The Ministry for Regional Development has been hijacked by a bunch of madmen. Contracts in ruins, personnel in disarray, and the reform of the Office of Competition Authority as an ill-conceived experiment |url=https://www.indoc.cz/mmr-unesla-parta-silencu-zakazky-v-troskach-personalie-v-rozvratu-a-reforma-uohs-jako-nedomysleny-experiment/ |website=INDOC |publisher=INDOC s.r.o. |access-date=21 February 2025 |language=cs |date=15 March 2024}}{{cite news |title=Bartoš: Digitální portál stavebníka od 1. 7. bude. ‚Pořád nevíme, jak se připravit,‘ nevěří developer Soural (Bartoš: The builder's digital portal will be available from July 1. 'We still don't know how to prepare,' says developer Soural) |url=https://www.irozhlas.cz/ekonomika/bartos-digitalni-portal-stavebnika-od-17-bude-porad-nevime-jak-se-pripravit_2404090900_jaf |access-date=21 February 2025 |work=iRozhlas.cz |publisher=Český Rozhlas |date=9 April 2024 |language=cs}}{{cite web |title=Jak jsme připravení? Vůbec, říkají úředníci k digitalizaci stavebního řízení (How ready are we? Not at all, say officials about the digitalization of construction management) |url=https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/domaci-zivot-v-cesku-jak-jsme-pripraveni-vubec-rikaji-urednici-k-digitalizaci-stavebniho-rizeni-252475 |website=Seznam Zprávy |publisher=Seznam.cz |access-date=21 February 2025 |language=cs |date=25 May 2024}}{{cite news |title=Bartošovo ministerstvo má problém. Digitalizace stavebního řízení je opět v ohrožení (Bartoš's ministry has a problem. The digitalization of construction management is again in danger) |url=https://www.echo24.cz/a/HVyWq/digitalizace-stavbniho-rizeni-ivan-bartos-pirati-uohs |access-date=21 February 2025 |work=Echo24.cz |publisher=Echo Media, a.s. |date=23 May 2024 |language=cs}} From July 2024, when the failure of the new system became apparent, Bartoš received heavy criticism from construction authority officials,{{Cite news|last=Vaníčková|first=Kateřina|title=Stavební úředníci jsou frustrovaní a znechucení. Hrozí stávkou i odchody|url=https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/ministerstvo-pro-mistni-rozvoj-digitalizace-stavebniho-rizeni-urady-nespokojenost.A240819_070928_domaci_vank|website=iDNES.cz|publisher=Mafra|date=19 August 2024|access-date=24 September 2024|language=cs}} architects,{{Cite news|title=Ohrožujete naši existenci, píší architekti Bartošovi. Úředníci se paskvil odmítají učit|url=https://www.idnes.cz/ekonomika/domaci/digitalizace-stavebniho-rizeni-problemy-financni-ztraty.A240731_134206_ekonomika_rie|website=iDNES.cz|publisher=Mafra|date=13 July 2024|access-date=24 September 2024|language=cs|agency=Czech News Agency}} representatives of the Union of Cities and Municipalities,{{Cite news|last1=Vokál|first1=Vladimír|last2=Ventura|first2=Tomáš|title=Slibovali teslu, dodali trabant. Stavbaři a obce tepou Bartošovu digitalizaci|url=https://www.idnes.cz/ekonomika/domaci/frantisek-lukl-jiri-nouza-ivan-bartos-digitalizace-stavebni-rizeni.A240827_093928_ekonomika_ven|website=iDNES.cz|publisher=Mafra|date=27 August 2024|access-date=24 September 2024|language=cs}} and opposition politicians.{{Cite news|last=Lysá|first=Tereza|title=Naprosté selhání, stínová vláda ANO ostře kritizuje digitalizaci stavebního řízení|url=https://www.idnes.cz/praha/zpravy/ano-hnuti-havlicek-babis-pribram-zasedani-stinova-vlada.A240829_095339_domaci_lysa|website=iDNES.cz|publisher=Mafra|date=29 August 2024|access-date=24 September 2024|language=cs}} Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced on 24 September 2024 that he would propose to dismiss Bartoš as a minister on 30 September 2024, stating that Bartoš could not manage the digitization process.{{cite web |title=Fiala vyhodil Bartoše z vlády: Není schopen dotáhnout digitalizaci |url=https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/domaci-politika-premier-fiala-bartos-konci-jako-vicepremier-pro-digitalizaci-261260 |website=Seznam Zprávy |access-date=25 September 2024 |language=cs |date=24 September 2024}} President Petr Pavel accepted Fiala's proposal to dismiss him.{{cite web |title=Pavel přijal návrh na odvolání Bartoše z vlády, pirátští ministři podají demisi |url=https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/domaci/pavel-prijal-navrh-na-odvolani-bartose-z-vlady-piratsti-mini/r~0996ff027f4d11ef9a9dac1f6b220ee8/ |website=Aktuálně.cz |access-date=1 October 2024 |language=cs |date=30 September 2024|publisher=Economia|agency=Czech News Agency}}

Bartoš is a member of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, and has been married since 2015. He has supported anti-fascist events{{Cite news|first=Monika|last=Černá|title=Kompro na Bartoše? Ano, byl jsem na demonstracích. A nestydím se za to, vzkazuje šéf Pirátů|url=http://domaci.eurozpravy.cz/politika/204288-kompro-na-bartose-ano-byl-jsem-na-demonstracich-a-nestydim-se-za-to-vzkazuje-sef-piratu/|newspaper=Euro Zprávy|date=17 October 2017|access-date=17 October 2017|language=cs|archive-date=17 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017103629/http://domaci.eurozpravy.cz/politika/204288-kompro-na-bartose-ano-byl-jsem-na-demonstracich-a-nestydim-se-za-to-vzkazuje-sef-piratu/|url-status=dead}} and is a pacifist.{{cite web|publisher=Borgis|first=Renáta |last=Bohuslavová|url=https://www.novinky.cz/domaci/451459-predseda-piratu-bartos-nejsme-vitaci-migrantu-a-jit-do-vlady-se-nebojime.html|title=Předseda Pirátů Bartoš: Nejsme vítači migrantů a jít do vlády se nebojíme|language=cs|website=Novinky.cz|date=10 October 2017}} Bartoš participates in "do it yourself" culture, plays accordion, and played church organ during his youth.{{cite news|url=https://jablonecky.denik.cz/zpravy_region/cil-je-zmena-prostredek-je-politika-rika-sef-piratu-20170123.html|first=Jan|last=Sedlák|title=Cíl je změna. Prostředek je politika, říká šéf pirátů|newspaper=Deník|location=Jablonec nad Nisou|publisher=Vltave Labe Media|date=23 January 2017|language=cs}}

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