Janusz Korwin-Mikke
Janusz Ryszard Korwin-Mikke (often referred to by his initials JKM; born 27 October 1942) is a Polish politician, writer, and the founder of the right-wing libertarian and Eurosceptic political party Wolność. In 2019, he was elected as a member of the Sejm.
Janusz Korwin-Mikke | |
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 Janusz Korwin-Mikke in 2016 | |
| Member of the Sejm | |
| Assumed office 12 November 2019 | |
| Constituency | Warsaw I |
| In office 25 November 1991 – 31 May 1993 | |
| Constituency | Poznań 18 |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 1 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | Katowice |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Janusz Ryszard Korwin-Mikke 27 October 1942 Warsaw, General Governorate, Greater German Reich |
| Political party | KORWiN Confederation |
| Other political affiliations | SD (1962–1982) UPR (1987–2009) WiP (2009–2011) KNP (2011–2015) |
| Spouse(s) | Ewa Mieczkowska (1966–73,div.) Małgorzata Szmit (1993–?,div.) Dominika Sibiga (2016–) |
| Children | 8 |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw (Master of Philosophy in 1969) |
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| Website | korwin-mikke.pl |
He was a Member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2018. He was the leader of the Congress of the New Right (KNP),[1] which was formed in 2011 from Liberty and Lawfulness, which he led from its formation in 2009, and the Real Politics Union (UPR – Unia Polityki Realnej), which he led from 1990 to 1997 and from 1999 to 2003.
Korwin-Mikke is the chairman of the KORWiN party (along with Przemysław Wipler, Polish MP, and Robert Iwaszkiewicz, MEP), which was formed by part of the Congress of the New Right.
Janusz Korwin-Mikke Media
During the 2000 presidential campaign in Poland
Korwin-Mikke during a press conference in the Polish Sejm, 2015
Kongres Nowej Prawicy's Leader - Janusz Korwin-Mikke at meeting in Konin.
References
- ↑ "Korwin-Mikke ousted as leader of New Right". thenews.pl. Polskie Radio. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.