Marek Kuchciński
Marek Kuchciński | |
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Marshal of the Sejm | |
In office 12 November 2015 – 9 August 2019 | |
President | Andrzej Duda |
Deputy | |
Preceded by | Law and Justice |
In office 19 July 2006 – 13 November 2007 | |
Preceded by | Przemysław Gosiewski |
Succeeded by | Przemysław Gosiewski |
Acting 10 April 2010 – 3 August 2010 | |
Preceded by | Grażyna Gęsicka |
Succeeded by | Mariusz Błaszczak |
Member of the Sejm | |
Assumed office 19 October 2001 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Marek Tadeusz Kuchciński 9 August 1955 Law and Justice |
Children | 3 |
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Website | Official website |
Marek Tadeusz Kuchciński (born 9 August 1955) is a member of the
Early life
He studied history of art at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, but did not graduate.[1]
Political career
In 1999, Kuchciński co-founded the "Europe of the Carpathians", an initiative of the
In the
In the 2011 parliamentary elections, Kuchciński was re-elected as Member of the Sejm and started from the first place in the Krosno-Przemyśl list of Law and Justice, by securing 23,128 votes. He was re-elected as the Law and Justice Deputy Marshal of the Sejm under Ewa Kopacz on 8 November 2011. In the 2015 parliamentary elections, he successfully applied for re-election after his party won a historic victory, as Kuchciński obtained 34,558 votes. On 11 November 2015, Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska decided to resign her position as Marshal of the Sejm after her party Civic Platform failed to win a majority due to the party's poor performance in the recent election. On 12 November, Kuchciński was nominated by Law and Justice as a candidate for Marshal, he was elected to the office, by receiving a majority of 409 votes from the Sejm. His competitor political activist and Senior Marshal, Kornel Morawiecki from the Kukiz'15 body, only secured 42 votes.
Marshal of the Sejm (2015–2019)
December 2016 Polish protests
On 16 December 2016, during the session of the Sejm, opposition deputy Michał Szczerba (from Civic Platform party) came to the stage with the card which read "#WolneMediawSejmie" (hashtag "Free press in Sejm") and attempted to fix it to the rostrum. After warnings, Kuchciński excluded him from the debate for disturbance and announced a break.[4] According to plan, opposition deputies then occupied the podium and the plenary hall.[5][6] Subsequently, the MPs of the Law and Justice party moved the meeting to the Hall of Columns, where the deputies voted on, among other matters, the budget for 2017.[7][8] A number of MPs from the opposition who still occupied the plenary hall did not participate in the voting, and the vote count was done by a show of hands.[9][10][11]
"Air Kuchciński" scandal and resignation
On 26 July 2019, Kuchciński's flights caused a lot of criticism in the media. The former Marshal of the Sejm travelled on numerous occasions accompanied by various Law and Justice deputies":
Personal life
Marek Kuchciński is married with three children.[21]
See also
- History of Poland (1989–present)
- List of political parties in Poland
- List of politicians in Poland
- Members of Polish Sejm 2005–2007
- Politics of Poland
- 2005 Polish parliamentary election
- 2007 Polish parliamentary election
- 2011 Polish parliamentary election
- 2015 Polish parliamentary election
References
- ^ "Marek Kuchciński". sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ Prezydenckim Tu-154 leciały najważniejsze osoby w państwie (Polish) Archived 2010-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gay rights advocating former Polish Deputy PM among dead in plane crash
- ^ "Protesty KOD w Warszawie i innych polskich miastach".
- ^ "Protesty KOD w Warszawie i innych polskich miastach".
- ^ "Wrocław zareagował na wydarzenia w Warszawie. Protest na placu Solnym". 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poland protests: Crowds renew calls for press freedom". BBC News. 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Posłowie opozycji okupują mównicę: "Wolne media", "Przywróć posła"". 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Poland protests: Crowds renew calls for press freedom". BBC News. 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Posłowie opozycji okupują mównicę: "Wolne media", "Przywróć posła"". 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Wrocław zareagował na wydarzenia w Warszawie. Protest na placu Solnym". 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Piotrowicz, Krasnodębski, Ziobro, Jasiński. Ujawniamy listy pasażerów lotów marszałka". TVN24.pl. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Wniosek o odwołanie Kuchcińskiego. "Nie ma zgody na oligarchiczne zachowania"". TVN24.pl. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Koalicja Obywatelska składa wniosek o odwołanie marszałka Kuchcińskiego" (in Polish). Onet Wiadomości. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Wniosek o odwołanie marszałka Kuchcińskiego. Za drogie podróże z rodziną" (in Polish). tokfm. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Marszałek Kuchciński ucina wszelkie spekulacje: Loty do Rzeszowa i na wszystkie inne lotniska były częścią pracy".
- ^ "Długa lista lotów Donalda Tuska. PiS ujawnia dokument". 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Ile wylatał premier Donald Tusk".
- ^ "Ile wylatał premier Donald Tusk".
- ^ "Flight-shaming one of Poland's most powerful politicians". 5 August 2019.
- ^ Małgorzata Bujara – Marszałek na telefon. Kim jest Marek Kuchciński? – Gazeta Wyborcza