Leon Kieres
Encyclopedia
Leon Kieres is a Polish
lawyer and politician. He was the president of a Instytut Pamięci Narodowej (Institute of National Remembrance) (8 June 2000 - 22 December 2005).
Leon Kieres was born on May 25, 1948 in Zielona
, Poland
. He graduated from the University of Wrocław, the Department of Law. Since 1971 he has been working as an academic teacher at the Department of Law and Administration at the University of Wrocław. In 1976 he defended his doctoral thesis, while in 1985 he successfully completed the habilitation process. In 1991 he was awarded a title of professorship. Since 1996 he holds the prestigious title of professor appointed by the President of the Republic of Poland
.
In 2006 local election
he started to Lower Silesian Regional Assembly
. He scored 26,490 votes in 2 district, candidating from the Civic Platform
list, and was elected. Another councillors elected him as chairperson of assembly. When he was elected to Senate of the Republic of Poland must resig; his seat was replaced by Jacek Pilawa, and new chairperson was elected Jerzy Pokój
On 2007-10-21 in parliamentary election
he was elected to Senate of the Republic of Poland. He polled 259,453 votes in 3 Wrocław district, as a candidate on the Civic Platform
list. He has been a member of Senate VII Term since 5 November 2007.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
lawyer and politician. He was the president of a Instytut Pamięci Narodowej (Institute of National Remembrance) (8 June 2000 - 22 December 2005).
Leon Kieres was born on May 25, 1948 in Zielona
Zielona, Gmina Gródek
Zielona is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gródek, within Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the border with Belarus. It lies approximately south-east of Gródek and east of the regional capital Białystok.-References:...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. He graduated from the University of Wrocław, the Department of Law. Since 1971 he has been working as an academic teacher at the Department of Law and Administration at the University of Wrocław. In 1976 he defended his doctoral thesis, while in 1985 he successfully completed the habilitation process. In 1991 he was awarded a title of professorship. Since 1996 he holds the prestigious title of professor appointed by the President of the Republic of Poland
President of the Republic of Poland
The President of the Republic of Poland is the Polish head of state. His or her rights and obligations are determined in the Constitution of Poland....
.
In 2006 local election
Polish local elections, 2006
The 2006 Polish local elections were held in two parts. with its first round on November 12 and the second on November 26, 2006. In the election's first round, voters chose 39,944 gmina councillors, 6,284 powiat councillors and 561 deputies to provincial voivodeship sejmiks...
he started to Lower Silesian Regional Assembly
Lower Silesian Regional Assembly
The Lower Silesian Regional Assembly is the regional legislature of the voivodeship of Lower Silesian, Poland. It is a unicameral body consists of thirty-six councillors elected in free elections for a 4-year term...
. He scored 26,490 votes in 2 district, candidating from the Civic Platform
Civic Platform
Civic Platform , abbreviated to PO, is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Poland. It has been the major coalition partner in Poland's government since the 2007 general election, with party leader Donald Tusk as Prime Minister of Poland and Bronisław Komorowski as President...
list, and was elected. Another councillors elected him as chairperson of assembly. When he was elected to Senate of the Republic of Poland must resig; his seat was replaced by Jacek Pilawa, and new chairperson was elected Jerzy Pokój
On 2007-10-21 in parliamentary election
Polish parliamentary election, 2007
Early parliamentary elections for both houses of parliament were held in Poland on 21 October 2007 after the Sejm voted for its own dissolution on 7 September 2007. The election took place two years before the maximum tenure of four years, with the previous elections having been in September 2005...
he was elected to Senate of the Republic of Poland. He polled 259,453 votes in 3 Wrocław district, as a candidate on the Civic Platform
Civic Platform
Civic Platform , abbreviated to PO, is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Poland. It has been the major coalition partner in Poland's government since the 2007 general election, with party leader Donald Tusk as Prime Minister of Poland and Bronisław Komorowski as President...
list. He has been a member of Senate VII Term since 5 November 2007.