Robert Biedroń

Robert Biedroń (Polish pronunciation: [ˈrɔbɛrt ˈb^jedrɔɲ]; born 13 April 1976 in Krosno, Poland) is a Polish LGBT activist and politician. He was previously a member of Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland party and the Democratic Left Alliance. Currently, he is a member of Palikot's Movement. He also serves on the board of the Polish Campaign Against Homophobia.

Education

Biedroń has received the following education:

• doctor of political sciences at Pułtusk Academy of Humanities (2011),
• completetion diploma of Warsaw School for Political Leaders (2010),
• completetion diploma of School of Human Rights at Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (2006),
• absolutory and then licentiate degree in economy at Kazimierz Pułaski Technical University of Radom (2001 and 2010),
• master degree in political science at University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (2000),
• absolutory (certificate of completion of studies but not licentiate nor master degree) of civil law at Jagiellonian University (1999).

Political and personal life

In 2005, Biedroń was an unsuccessful Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) candidate for the Sejm, the Polish parliament.

In 2006 he has won in election for Olsztyn Regional Assembly as a candidate from SLD. During his term he proposed more than 740 corrections to the regional bylaw. More than 600 of which were accepted.

In 2010, he was accused of assaulting a police officer in Warsaw.^[1].

The following year, in the October 2011 parliamentary elections, Biedroń was elected to the Sejm as a candidate of Palikot's Movement receiving 16,919 votes in the Gdynia district.^[2] He is the first openly gay member of the Sejm.^[3]

His life partner is Krzysztof Śmiszek.

References

External links

• (Polish) Official site