Vít Rakušan (born 16 June 1978) is a Czech pedagogue and politician who has served as the leader of the Mayors and Independents (STAN) political party since 2019 and its 1st vice-chairman from 2016 to 2019.

He has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies since October 2017; an elected representative of the Central Bohemia Region since 2012, and was the mayor of the City of Kolín from 2010 to 2019.

He teaches German language at Jiří Orten Grammar School (Czech: Gymnázium Jiřího Ortena) in Kutná Hora.

[2] In the 2010 Czech municipal elections, Rakušan was a non-partisan candidate of the entity Změna pro Kolín (lit.

[5] In 2016, Rakušan was ranked among the top 100 innovators of Central and Eastern Europe announced by the prestigious English international daily newspaper Financial Times.

[7] On 18 November, Rakušan was elected statutory representative and deputy mayor for safety and tourism, but was removed from office in October 2017 after the breakup of coalition.

[8] At the 9th National Convention of STAN in Prague on 25 March 2017, Rakušan was the only candidate to defend the position of the 1st vice-chairman of the party, having obtained votes from 133 of 145 delegates (i.e., 92%).

Rakušan sees a similar problem in the obvious pressure and influence of China, which are also often mentioned in connection with the death of the then President of the Senate Jaroslav Kubera.

[18] Rakušan is a supporter of the idea of a simple, modern state, which should primarily serve its citizens, not hinder them.