Ewa Kopacz
| Ewa Kopacz | |
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| Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 8 November 2011 | |
| President | Bronislaw Komorowski |
| Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
| Preceded by | Grzegorz Schetyna |
| Minister of Health of the Republic of Poland | |
| In office 16 November 2007 – 8 November 2011 | |
| President | Lech Kaczyński; Bronisław Komorowski |
| Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
| Preceded by | Zbigniew Religa |
| Succeeded by | Bartosz Arłukowicz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1956 Skaryszew,  People's Republic of Poland |
| Political party | Civic Platform |
| Profession | General practitioner |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Ewa Kopacz [ˈɛva ˈkɔpat͡ʂ] (
) (born December 3, 1956 in Skaryszew) is a Polish politician and a deputy in the Sejm. She is the incumbent Marshal of the Sejm, the only woman to have held the post. In addition, she has been Minister of Health since November 2007. Kopacz has been a member of the Civic Platform since 2001.[1] Prior to entering politics, she was pediatrician and general practitioner.[citation needed]
Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Kopacz was first elected as a deputy of the Sejm in 2001.[1] She was subsequently re-elected in 2005, 2007 and 2011. In November 2011, she was elected the Marshal of the Sejm.[2]
Minister of Health
In 2009 Kopacz became an international presence on the Internet by requesting pharmaceutical companies to present the advantages of swine flu vaccines, and demanding they take full responsibility for the side effects. She advised the Polish government to wait until proper testing had been done on the vaccine before investing in it, citing the fact that seasonal flu exceeds the current WHO criteria for pandemic every year but there has been no declaration of a pandemic of this much more dangerous seasonal flu.[citation needed]
Pro-life activists in Poland had called for her excommunication after she was involved in arranging an abortion for a 14-year-old girl, citing canon 1398, which automatically sanctions anyone who allows for the procedure to occur.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kopacz, Ewa. "O mnie (About me)". Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ↑ "Ewa Kopacz elected Polish Sejm Speaker". Voice of Russia. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ↑ Poland Pro-Life Groups Call for Health Minister's Excommunication After Abortion Involvement
External links
- Official website (Polish)
- Ewa Kopacz - parliamentary page (Polish) - includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches.
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