Robert Biedron
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Robert Biedroń (ˈrɔbɛrt ˈbjedrɔɲ; born 13 April 1976 in Krosno
, Poland
) is a Polish
LGBT activist and politician. He was previously a member of Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland
party and the Democratic Left Alliance
. Currently, he is a member of Palikot's Movement. He also serves on the board of the Polish Campaign Against Homophobia
.
, the Polish parliament.
In 2006 he has won in election for Olsztyn Regional Assembly as a candidate from SLD. During his term he proposed more than 740 corrections to the regional bylaw. More than 600 of which were accepted.
In 2010, he was accused of assaulting a police officer in Warsaw..
The following year, in the October 2011 parliamentary elections
, Biedroń was elected to the Sejm
as a candidate of Palikot's Movement receiving 16,919 votes in the Gdynia
district. He is the first openly gay member of the Sejm.
His life partner is Krzysztof Śmiszek.
Krosno
Krosno is a town and county in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland with 47,455 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009.Notably Krosno is the site of the first oil well in the world....
, 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...
) is a Polish
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...
LGBT activist and politician. He was previously a member of Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland
Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland
Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland was a social-democratic political party in Poland created in 1990, shortly after the Revolutions of 1989. The party was one of two successor parties to the Polish United Workers Party, the other being the Social Democratic Union. SdRP was the leading...
party and the Democratic Left Alliance
Democratic Left Alliance
Democratic Left Alliance is a social-democratic political party in Poland. Formed in 1991 as a coalition of centre-left parties, it was formally established as a single party on 15 April 1999. It is currently the third largest opposition party in Poland....
. Currently, he is a member of Palikot's Movement. He also serves on the board of the Polish Campaign Against Homophobia
Campaign Against Homophobia
Campaign Against Homophobia is a Polish LGBT organisation, which aims to promote legal and social equality for people outside the heteronorm. It was founded in Warsaw in September 2001 and since it has grown to the biggest NGO of this kind in Poland...
.
Education
Biedroń has received the following education:- doctor of political sciences at Pułtusk Academy of Humanities (2011),
- completetion diploma of Warsaw School for Political Leaders (2010),
- completetion diploma of School of Human Rights at Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (2006),
- absolutory and then licentiate degree in economy at Kazimierz Pułaski Technical University of Radom (2001 and 2010),
- master degree in political science at University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (2000),
- absolutory (certificate of completion of studies but not licentiate nor master degree) of civil law at Jagiellonian University (1999).
Political and personal life
In 2005, Biedroń was an unsuccessful Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) candidate for the SejmSejm
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
, the Polish parliament.
In 2006 he has won in election for Olsztyn Regional Assembly as a candidate from SLD. During his term he proposed more than 740 corrections to the regional bylaw. More than 600 of which were accepted.
In 2010, he was accused of assaulting a police officer in Warsaw..
The following year, in the October 2011 parliamentary elections
Polish parliamentary election, 2011
A parliamentary election to both the Senate and the Sejm was held in Poland on 9 October 2011. The previous election, in 2007, resulted in a Civic Platform–Polish People's Party government...
, Biedroń was elected to the Sejm
Sejm
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
as a candidate of Palikot's Movement receiving 16,919 votes in the Gdynia
Gdynia
Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together...
district. He is the first openly gay member of the Sejm.
His life partner is Krzysztof Śmiszek.