Tadeusz Zwiefka
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Tadeusz Antoni Zwiefka is a Polish
journalist and politician. Since 2004, member of the European Parliament
.
in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship, he worked in Szczecin
and Warsaw
, and today he lives in Poznań
.
He is an educated lawyer but he works as a journalist in Polish TV (TVP) and a lecturer. He was an editor-in-chief of Polish TV regional centre in Poznań
, later a journalist in central TVP1 news (Wiadomości), parliamentary reporter, director of the Szczecin
TV regional centre. He was a co-founder of the popular Telekurier reporters magazine in TVP3.
He is also an academic lecturer of TV journalism and Polish language
culture in Poznań
colleges and in the Higher School of Environmental Management in Tuchola
(Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania Środowiskiem w Tucholi). Besides his native Polish language, he speaks some German
, English
and Russian
.
In the European elections
of 13 June 2004 he was a candidate of Civic Platform
in Kuyavian-Pomeranian constituency
and received 26,144 votes - the best result made him the only MEP in the region.
In the 2009 elections
he was re-elected to the European Parliament. He polled 82,794 votes, candidating from the Civic Platform
list. He was the top scored candidat in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian constituency
.
He received:
Golden Cross of Merit
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...
journalist and politician. Since 2004, member of the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
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Biography
Tadeusz Zwiefka comes from TucholaTuchola
Tuchola is a town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland. The Pomeranian town, which had a population of 13,976 as of 2004, is located close to the Tuchola Forests about 7t0 km north of Bydgoszcz, and is the seat of Tuchola County...
in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship, he worked in Szczecin
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
and 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...
, and today he lives in Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
.
He is an educated lawyer but he works as a journalist in Polish TV (TVP) and a lecturer. He was an editor-in-chief of Polish TV regional centre in Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
, later a journalist in central TVP1 news (Wiadomości), parliamentary reporter, director of the Szczecin
Szczecin
Szczecin , is the capital city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the country's seventh-largest city and the largest seaport in Poland on the Baltic Sea. As of June 2009 the population was 406,427....
TV regional centre. He was a co-founder of the popular Telekurier reporters magazine in TVP3.
He is also an academic lecturer of TV journalism and Polish language
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
culture in Poznań
Poznan
Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...
colleges and in the Higher School of Environmental Management in Tuchola
Tuchola
Tuchola is a town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship in northern Poland. The Pomeranian town, which had a population of 13,976 as of 2004, is located close to the Tuchola Forests about 7t0 km north of Bydgoszcz, and is the seat of Tuchola County...
(Wyższa Szkoła Zarządzania Środowiskiem w Tucholi). Besides his native Polish language, he speaks some German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
.
In the European elections
European Parliament election, 2004 (Poland)
Elections to the European Parliament were held in Poland on 13 June 2004. 20.87% of eligible citizens voted; of these, 97.33% of the votes cast were valid. The elections resulted in a heavy defeat for the governing Alliance of the Democratic Left and Labor Union parties, although the very low...
of 13 June 2004 he was a candidate of 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...
in Kuyavian-Pomeranian constituency
Kuyavian-Pomeranian (European Parliament constituency)
In European elections, Kuyavian-Pomeranian is a constituency of the European Parliament. It consists of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.- Nomenclature :...
and received 26,144 votes - the best result made him the only MEP in the region.
In the 2009 elections
European Parliament election, 2009 (Poland)
The European Parliament election of 2009 in Poland was the election of the delegation from Poland to the European Parliament in 2009 which took place on 7 June 2009. On 13 February the Sejm accepted a proposal for an amendment to the electoral court act to allow voting for the European Parliament...
he was re-elected to the European Parliament. He polled 82,794 votes, 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. He was the top scored candidat in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian constituency
Kuyavian-Pomeranian (European Parliament constituency)
In European elections, Kuyavian-Pomeranian is a constituency of the European Parliament. It consists of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.- Nomenclature :...
.
He received:
Golden Cross of Merit
See also
- Kuyavian-Pomeranian (European Parliament constituency)Kuyavian-Pomeranian (European Parliament constituency)In European elections, Kuyavian-Pomeranian is a constituency of the European Parliament. It consists of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.- Nomenclature :...
- MEPs for Poland 2004–2009
- MEPs for Poland 2009–2014
External links
- (pl) www.TZwiefka.pl