Ryszard Kalisz
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Ryszard Kalisz (ˈrɨʂart ˈkalʲiʂ, born February 26, 1957 in Warsaw
) is a Polish
leftist politician and a member of the Democratic Left Alliance party. In early years he joined the Socialist Union of Polish Students, where he was deputy director of the Main Auditing Committee. He was a member of the communist PZPR (Polish United Workers' Party) since 1978 until its dissolution in 1990.
He was the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration in the cabinet of Marek Belka
. Kalisz was elected to the Sejm
on September 25, 2005 getting 36,013 votes in the 19th Warsaw
district, campaigning from the Democratic Left Alliance
list. He is a former communist.
He was also a member of the Sejm 2001-2005.
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
) 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...
leftist politician and a member of the Democratic Left Alliance party. In early years he joined the Socialist Union of Polish Students, where he was deputy director of the Main Auditing Committee. He was a member of the communist PZPR (Polish United Workers' Party) since 1978 until its dissolution in 1990.
He was the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration in the cabinet of Marek Belka
Marek Belka
Marek Marian Belka is a Polish professor of Economics, a former Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Poland, former Director of the International Monetary Fund's European Department and current Head of National Bank of Poland.- Biography :...
. Kalisz 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 ....
on September 25, 2005 getting 36,013 votes in the 19th Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
district, campaigning from 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....
list. He is a former communist.
He was also a member of the Sejm 2001-2005.
External links
- Official page
- Ryszard Kalisz - parliamentary page - includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches.