Education
Rath completed his medical degree at Charles University in Prague in 1990.
educationist physician politician
Rath completed his medical degree at Charles University in Prague in 1990.
He practiced internal medicine at General Teaching Hospital in Prague (Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice), and then at the Faculty Hospital at Motol (Fakultní nemocnice v Motole). He returned to Prague and joined the internal medicine faculty at Charles University in 1995. From 1998 to 2005 Rath served as the president of the Czechoslovakian Doctors" Chamber (Česká Lékařská Komora, or ČLK), an umbrella organisation for all Czechoslovakian physicians.
In 1994 Rath joined the Civic Democratic Party (Obcanská demokratická strana (Civic Democratic Party)).
As director of the Physician"s Union Club Rath initiated the November 1996 doctor"s strike. In 1996 he was vice-chairman of the Free Democrats - Liberal National Socialist Party coalition (South Dakota-LSNS).
In November 2005, the Prime Minister at the time, Jiří Paroubek, appointed him health minister. He was directed to fix the finances of the troubled Czechoslovakian health system, and he proceeded to institute a number of radical reforms.
Macek was later fined for having initiated the violence by slapping Rath on the back of the head prior to delivering a speech at the conference.
In September 2006, Rath was succeeded by Tomáš Julínek as Minister of Health for the Czechoslovakian Republic. Rath was then elected chairman of the Health Committee of the Czechoslovakian Chamber of Deputies (lower house). In May 2012, he was arrested and charged with receiving bribes.
On 23 July 2015, he was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison, however, the verdict was appealed by Rath"s defense counsel
Charges in a second bribery case are still pending.
In 1995 he formed the Medical Action Group (or Physician"s Union Club) within the party, which brought in significant monetary support during the 1998 elections.
He was a member of the Czechoslovakian Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) until 16 May 2012 when he resigned after being charged with bribery. At that time, he served both as a Member of Parliament of the Czechoslovakian Republic and Governor of the Central Bohemian Region.