Tomasz Nalecz
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Tomasz Nałęcz AUD is a Polish
historian, leftist politician, former vice-Speaker of the Sejm
and a former member of the Socjaldemokracja Polska party (Polish Social-Democracy).
In the past he used to be member of the communist Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR) (1970–1990) and later its social-democratic successor, Socjaldemokracja Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland). In the years 1993-2004 he was a prominent member of Unia Pracy (Labour Union). He left the Labour Union after Socjaldemokracja Polska (SdPl; Social Democracy of Poland) was founded by Marek Borowski
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In 2003–2004 Nałęcz was also the chairman of the Sejm's special parliamentary inquiring committee which tried to unravel the Lew Rywin affair.
In December 2009 Nałęcz was selected as the SdPl's candidate for the election due to take place in autumn 2010. However, following the Smolensk plane crash which killed incumbent president Lech Kaczyński
and brought forward the election to June, Nałęcz withdrew from the contest in the interests of national unity.
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...
historian, leftist politician, former vice-Speaker of 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 ....
and a former member of the Socjaldemokracja Polska party (Polish Social-Democracy).
In the past he used to be member of the communist Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR) (1970–1990) and later its social-democratic successor, Socjaldemokracja Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland). In the years 1993-2004 he was a prominent member of Unia Pracy (Labour Union). He left the Labour Union after Socjaldemokracja Polska (SdPl; Social Democracy of Poland) was founded by Marek Borowski
Marek Borowski
Marek Stefan Borowski is a Polish left-wing politician. He led the Democratic Left Alliance for a time and was Speaker of the Sejm from 2001 to 2004....
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In 2003–2004 Nałęcz was also the chairman of the Sejm's special parliamentary inquiring committee which tried to unravel the Lew Rywin affair.
In December 2009 Nałęcz was selected as the SdPl's candidate for the election due to take place in autumn 2010. However, following the Smolensk plane crash which killed incumbent president Lech Kaczyński
Lech Kaczynski
Lech Aleksander Kaczyński was Polish lawyer and politician who served as the President of Poland from 2005 until 2010 and as Mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 22 December 2005. Before he became a president, he was also a member of the party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość...
and brought forward the election to June, Nałęcz withdrew from the contest in the interests of national unity.
Works
- Polska Organizacja Wojskowa 1914–1918 (1984)
- Irredenta polska (1987)
- Rządy Sejmu 1921–1926 (1991)
- Spór o kształt demokracji i parlamentaryzmu w Polsce w latach 1921-1926 (1994)
- Historia XX wieku (2000)
See also
- Politics of PolandPolitics of PolandThe politics of Poland take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government of a multi-party system and the President is the head of state....
- List of political parties in Poland
- List of politicians in Poland