Włodzimierz Czarzasty
Włodzimierz Czarzasty (born 3 May 1960[1][2]) is a Polish politician currently serving as the President of Democratic Left Alliance (SLD).
Włodzimierz Czarzasty | |
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Włodzimierz Czarzasty in 2019 | |
Deputy Marshal of the Sejm | |
Assumed office 12 November 2019 | |
Member of the Sejm | |
Assumed office 12 November 2019 | |
Leader of Democratic Left Alliance | |
Assumed office 23 January 2016 | |
Preceded by | Leszek Miller |
Personal details | |
Born | Warsaw, Poland | 3 May 1960
Citizenship | Polish |
Political party | Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) The Left (Lewica) |
Other political affiliations | PZPR (1983–1990) ZL (2015–2016) |
Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
Occupation | Politician |
Born in Warsaw, Czarzasty graduated with degrees in journalism and political science from the University of Warsaw in the 1980s. Simultaneously, he was a member of Polish Students' Association (ZSP), leader of association "Ordynacka", he was also a member of Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR) from 1983 to 1990.[3]
Following the fall of Communism, Czarzasty became a member of SLD, the successor of PZPR. In the 1997 general election, he ran for the SLD but lost.[4] In May 1999, he was appointed to the National Council of Radio Broadcasting and Television by the President Aleksander Kwasniewski. He became a point of controversy during the Rywin affair, but he was not formally charged with any crime.[5]
After a long extra-parliamentary career, Czarzasty ran as part of United Left (ZL) party in the 2015 election. Since ZL didn't pass the 8% threshold required to hold seats in the Sejm, none of the candidates, including Czarzasty, won.[6]
During the party leadership election in January 2016, Czarzasty defeated former MP Jerzy Wenderlich and was elected as the new president of Democratic Left Alliance,[7] replacing the incumbent leader and former Prime Minister Leszek Miller. He was a candidate for the Masovian Regional Assembly during the local elections in 2018, but lost.[8]
In the 2019 parliamentary election, Czarzasty co-led the Lewica coalition, together with Adrian Zandberg and Robert Biedroń, and was elected to the Sejm. He was a candidate from Sosnowiec constituency. On November 12, 2019, Czarzasty was elected Deputy Marshal of the Sejm in representation of Lewica.
References
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- "Powołanie nowego członka KRRiTV". prezydent.pl. 1999-05-10. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
- "Włodzimierz Czarzasty". sld.org.pl. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- M.P. z 1997 r. Nr 64, poz. 620
- "Załącznik do Uchwały Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 24 września 2004 r." (PDF). sejm.gov.pl. p. 42. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
- "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2015". Retrieved 2015-10-25.
- "Włodzimierz Czarzasty nowym przewodniczącym SLD". sld.org.pl. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
- "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2018". Retrieved 2018-11-15.