Ewa Sowińska
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| Ewa Sowińska born 1944 |
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| Function: | member of Sejm 2005-2006 |
| Party: | Liga Polskich Rodzin |
Ewa Sowińska (pronounced [ˈɛva sɔˈvʲiɲska], born March 5, 1944 in Bydgoszcz) is a Polish politician who is above all noted for her extreme right wing comments. She was elected to the Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 8536 votes in 9 Łódź district, on the League of Polish Families party list.
She has been the Ombudsman for Children since 2006. On April 22, 2008 she resigned from the position [1], effective June 30, 2008.
She was also a member of the Sejm 2001-2005.
Trained in internal medicine at the Medical University of Białystok.
In the past, she has suggested that homosexuals should be banned from certain professions and forced to register with the government, that unmarried cohabiting couples be required to register with the state, and planned to order an investigation for a supposed Tinky-Winky's homosexuality.[2] As a result of her attack on Tinky Winky she was awarded the 2007 Idiot of the Year Award Bronze Medal[3] by Washington Post columnist Emil Steiner.
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- ^ http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/Wiadomosci/1,80708,5143686.html Ewa Sowińska podała się do dymisji (Polish)
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ The 2007 Idiot of the Year Awards - Offbeat
[edit] External links
- Ewa Sowińska - parliamentary page - includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches.
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