Andrzej Szewiński (born 20 February 1970 in

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) is a former professional

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player (198 cm, opposite hitter), sport activist and

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. He is the son of the

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Career as sportsman

From 1989/90 to 2004/05 (altogether 16 seasons), he played for

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, Bipop Brescia,

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and

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Political activity

From 2006 to 2007, he was a councilor of the

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from PO. In the parliamentary election in 2007 he was elected to a

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district, receiving 81,777 votes. Later he joined Civic Platform. In the parliamentary election in 2011, he won 37,471 votes and again won a seat to Senate from Częstochowa district. In 2014, he ran for the presidency of Częstochowa, taking 4th place out of 7 candidates. In 2015, Artur Warzocha defeated him in his senatorial reelection bid. On 30 December 2015, he replaced Krzysztof Łoziński as the vice-president of Częstochowa. In 2018, he ran unsuccessfully for the regional assembly. In the parliamentary election in 2019 he was elected to

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district.

References

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Biography on Polish parliament website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Szewinski, Andrzej 1970 births Living people Polish people of Jewish descent Polish people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent Polish men's volleyball players Volleyball players from Warsaw Members of the Senate of Poland 2007–2011 Members of the Senate of Poland 2011–2015 Members of the Polish Sejm 2019–2023 Jan Długosz University alumni Jewish Polish politicians Galatasaray S.K. (men's volleyball) players Members of the Polish Sejm 2023–2027