Joanna Kluzik-Rostkowska
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Joanna Kluzik-Rostkowska is a Polish politician
and member of the Sejm for Civic Platform
. She was elected for Law and Justice
in 2007
, but led a breakaway group in 2010 to form the more liberal Poland Comes First
, of which she was leader. She resigned and joined Civic Platform (PO) in June 2011.
, Poland
. She graduated from the University of Warsaw
with an M.A.
in Journalism and Political Science.
From August to November 2007, she was Minister of Labour.
She ran Jarosław Kaczyński's campaign in the 2010 presidential election, called 'Poland Comes First'. A leading party moderate, she was ejected from PiS after she said that she'd stand for the party leadership 'if need be'. Having left, she started a party called Poland Comes First
, along with fellow former PiS MPs Elżbieta Jakubiak
and Paweł Poncyljusz and MEPs Adam Bielan
and Michał Kamiński.
She resigned from the party leadership on 5 June 2011, and was expected to leave the party altogether and join the Civic Platform
.
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and member of the Sejm for 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...
. She was elected for Law and Justice
Law and Justice
Law and Justice , abbreviated to PiS, is a right-wing, conservative political party in Poland. With 147 seats in the Sejm and 38 in the Senate, it is the second-largest party in the Polish parliament....
in 2007
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...
, but led a breakaway group in 2010 to form the more liberal Poland Comes First
Poland Comes First
Poland Comes First , also rendered as Poland is the Most Important, and abbreviated to PJN, is a centre-right, conservative liberal, political party in Poland. It was formed as a breakaway group from Law and Justice...
, of which she was leader. She resigned and joined Civic Platform (PO) in June 2011.
Biography
Joanna Kluzik-Rostkowska was born on 14 December 1963 in KatowiceKatowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
, 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...
. She graduated from the University of Warsaw
University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw is the largest university in Poland and one of the most prestigious, ranked as best Polish university in 2010 and 2011...
with an M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
in Journalism and Political Science.
From August to November 2007, she was Minister of Labour.
She ran Jarosław Kaczyński's campaign in the 2010 presidential election, called 'Poland Comes First'. A leading party moderate, she was ejected from PiS after she said that she'd stand for the party leadership 'if need be'. Having left, she started a party called Poland Comes First
Poland Comes First
Poland Comes First , also rendered as Poland is the Most Important, and abbreviated to PJN, is a centre-right, conservative liberal, political party in Poland. It was formed as a breakaway group from Law and Justice...
, along with fellow former PiS MPs Elżbieta Jakubiak
Elżbieta Jakubiak
Elżbieta Renata Jakubiak is a Polish politician , sports and tourism minister in the government of Jaroslaw Kaczynski, was head of the Polish President's Cabinet with the rank of secretary of state, and deputy to the Sejm sixth term of office.-Biography:Jakubiak was born in 1966, the daughter of...
and Paweł Poncyljusz and MEPs Adam Bielan
Adam Bielan
Adam Jerzy Bielan is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament for Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie with Poland Comes First. He is Vice-Chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists political grouping....
and Michał Kamiński.
She resigned from the party leadership on 5 June 2011, and was expected to leave the party altogether and join 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...
.