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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Elected Mayor of Slupsk in 2014, being the first openly gay Mayor in the country. Unsuccessfully ran for President in 2018; | + | Member of the European Parliament since 2019. Elected Mayor of Slupsk in 2014, being the first openly gay Mayor in the country. Unsuccessfully ran for President in 2018; and ran again unsuccessfully for President in 2019 for the Lewica (Left) alliance. Unveiled the new progressive party, Wiosna (Spring) in 2019 that entered the Polish parliament in the October 2091 general election, winning 49 of the 460 seats. Social Democracy Party member of parliament for Gdynia-Slupsk constituency (2011-2014), being the first openly gay member. LGBT activist. Board member of the Polish Campaign Against Homophobia. |
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* [[First Out Elected Politicians]] | * [[First Out Elected Politicians]] | ||
* [[Mayor]] | * [[Mayor]] | ||
| + | * [[Past and Present LGBTQ Members of the European Parliament]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:50, 5 November 2021
Contents
Country
Poland
Birth - Death
1976 -
Occupation
Politics
Notable Achievements
Mayor
Description
Member of the European Parliament since 2019. Elected Mayor of Slupsk in 2014, being the first openly gay Mayor in the country. Unsuccessfully ran for President in 2018; and ran again unsuccessfully for President in 2019 for the Lewica (Left) alliance. Unveiled the new progressive party, Wiosna (Spring) in 2019 that entered the Polish parliament in the October 2091 general election, winning 49 of the 460 seats. Social Democracy Party member of parliament for Gdynia-Slupsk constituency (2011-2014), being the first openly gay member. LGBT activist. Board member of the Polish Campaign Against Homophobia.
See Also
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/robert-biedron-polish-parliament/
- http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/12/01/did-poland-just-get-its-first-out-mayor/
- http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article4219595.html
- https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/04/16/poland-president-robert-biedron/
- https://www.france24.com/en/20200107-polish-left-wing-taps-gay-mep-as-presidential-candidate
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7yAHDgnD1k
