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Roman Giertych
Roman Giertych

Roman Giertych (born 27 February 1971 in Śrem, Poland) is a Polish right-wing politician. He is currently a member of Sejm, lower house of the Polish parliament (elected in 2001), and chairman of League of Polish Families party.

Biography

Roman Giertych is from a prominent family Polish of nationalist politicians, being the son of Maciej Giertych and grandson of Jędrzej Giertych.

He graduated from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan with a master's degrees in both law and history. In 1989, he reactivated the "All-Polish Youth" (Młodzież Wszechpolska) organization, becoming its chairman; he remains honorary chairman until this day. For several years he was a member of the National-Democratic Party (Stronnictwo Narodowo-Demokratyczne) and the National Party (Stronnictwo Narodowe), which merged with several other organizations to form the League of Polish Families (Liga Polskich Rodzin, LPR) in 2001 .

Giertych and the LPR have a strong anti-EU profile. Prior the the 2003 Polish referendum on EU membership, the LPR campaigned vehemently against it, denouncing it as a "centralised, socialist superstate". Officially, the LPR declares to favour a "Europe of nations". Under Giertych's leadership, the LPR was successful in the European Parliament elections in June 2004, becoming the second-strongest Polish party with 14% of the votes. His father Maciej Giertych was elected MEP.

In 2004, the European Parliament rejected Rocco Buttiglione, the conservative Italian nominee as European Commissioner for Justice, Freedom, and Security after he presented his catholic views, which were attacked as sexist and homophobic. In response to this, LPR MEPs demanded the dissolution of the parliament because they felt it was under the influence of a homosexual lobby.

In July 2004 Roman Giertych was elected a member and vicechairman of PKN Orlen investigation commission.

External link:

http://www.sejm.gov.pl/poslowie/posel4/092.htm - official Sejm page

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