Early life and education
Baudyš was born in Prague on 9 September 1946. He studied mechanical engineering and graduated from Czech Technical University in Prague, the Czech Technical University (CVUT).Career
Baudyš worked as a university professor at his alma mater, CVUT, until 1989. He became a member of Czechoslovak People's Party, the Czechoslovak People's Party (CSL) in 1970. He was named deputy prime minister in 1989 shortly after the fall of communist regime and held the post until July 1992. He was appointed defense minister to Václav Klaus' First Cabinet, the coalition cabinet led by Prime Minister Václav Klaus in January 1993. The ministry was formed with his appointment. He was a member of Christian Democratic Union - Czechoslovak People's Party, the Christian Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-CSL). On 22 September 1994, Vilém Holáň of KDU-CSL replaced Baudyš in the post. Following his removal from office, he worked as a businessman and a popular astrologist.Activities
One of his first acts as defence minister was to begin the process of purging society of hard-line communists and informers. He stated his aim as defense minister to transform the ministry into "an integrated civilian-military institution". During his tenure Baudyš was informed that the Czech army had had pathogens. He ordered the destruction of them due to the fact that they were no longer necessary.Personal life and death
Baudyš married twice. He had two sons from his first marriage. In May 2010, he divorced his first wife and married a woman who was 23 years younger than him. He died at age 63 on 24 August 2010.References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baudys, Antonin 1946 births 2010 deaths Businesspeople from Prague Czech Technical University in Prague alumni Academic staff of Czech Technical University in Prague Defence ministers of the Czech Republic KDU-ČSL Government ministers Engineers from Prague Politicians from Prague