Jolanta Fedak
Jolanta Fedak | |
|---|---|
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| Minister of Labour and Social Policy | |
| In office 16 November 2007 – 18 November 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
| Preceded by | Joanna Kluzik-Rostkowska |
| Succeeded by | Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 September 1960 Żary |
| Died | 31 December 2020 (aged 60) |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Political party | Polish People's Party |
| Alma mater | University of Wrocław |
Jolanta Beata Fedak (21 September 1960 – 31 December 2020) was a Polish politician who served as Minister of Labour and Social Policy from 2007 to 2011.[1]
Biography
Born in Żary, Fedak graduated with a degree in political science from the University of Wrocław in 1984.[1][2] She later completed postgraduate studies in education management and administration at the University of Szczecin and the University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznań.[2]
Fedak joined the Polish People's Party (PSL) in the 1990s, and led the office out of the city of Zielona Góra. Fedak later became Deputy Marshal of Lubusz Voivodeship for the party with a focus on social issues, and became one of the four vice-chairs of the party's Executive Committee.[3]
Fedak first ran for the Sejm in 2001, then ran for the Senate in 2005; both attempts were unsuccessful. She also ran for mayor of Zielona Góra in 2006 and the Polish Senate in 2007. In the latter race, she finished 9th out of 12 candidates with 45,719 votes.[4] Despite losing the election, she was appointed Minister of Labour and Social Policy under Donald Tusk as a result of a coalition between the PSL and Tusk's Civic Platform; she served in that position until 2011.[1][5]
After her term as Labour Minister ended, Fedak was an advisor to Deputy Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak until his term ended in 2012. Shortly afterward, Fedak was appointed as a councilor of Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych.[6] In 2014, she ran for a spot in the European parliament as a member of the PSL. While she finished first in her constituency out of 10 candidates with 6,906 votes, the party did not have enough votes as a whole; they received 4 seats for 13 constituencies. She was also unsuccessful in a bid for the Sejm during the 2015 parliamentary elections.[7] She served as a member of Sejm from 2019 until her death from cancer on 31 December 2020.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Opas, oprac Radosław (2020-12-31). "Jolanta Fedak nie żyje. Miała 60 lat". wiadomosci.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ a b c Polska, Business Insider; Dzisiaj 16:46; 23 678 (2020-12-31). "Nie żyje była minister pracy Jolanta Fedak". Business Insider (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-12-31.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help);|last3=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Minister Jolanta Fedak". Ministry of Labour and Social Policy. 3 January 2011. Archived from the original on 4 January 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Zielona Góra, okr. 8" (in Polish). Wybory do Senatu. 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ Łukasiewicz, Artur (5 November 2007). "Minister pracy - Jolanta Fedak" (in Polish). Gazeta.pl. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Jolanta Fedak, była minister pracy i polityki społecznej została radcą prezesa ZUS - donosi "Fakt"" (in Polish). Wprost. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Komitet Wyborczy Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe" (in Polish). Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza. 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
