Izabela Helena Kloc, née Lazar (born 8 May 1963 in
Mikołów
Mikołów (german: Nikolai, szl, Mikołōw) is a town in Silesia, in southern Poland, near the city of Katowice. It borders the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, a metropolis with a population of over 2 million, and is within a greater Silesia ...
) is a Polish politician. She was elected to the
Sejm
The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland ( Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland.
The Sejm has been the highest governing body of ...
on 25 September 2005, getting 5,185 votes in 30
Rybnik
Rybnik (Polish pronunciation: ; szl, Rybńik) is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, around 38 km (24 mi) southwest of Katowice, the region's capital, and around 19 km (11 miles) from the Czech border. It is ...
district as a candidate from the
Law and Justice
Law and Justice ( pl, Prawo i Sprawiedliwość , PiS) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Poland. Its chairman is Jarosław Kaczyński.
It was founded in 2001 by Jarosław and Lech Kaczyński as a direct s ...
list.
She recently said that "in a parliamentary democracy, it is unacceptable that
ublicmedia only criticise the work of the government." This is a notable statement, as it is generally accepted throughout the centuries that in a parliamentary democracy, freedom of speech is one of the cornerstones of that democracy, in which the media are considered the guard dog of that democracy.
See also
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Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2007
External links
Izabela Kloc - parliamentary page- includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches.
- concerning her recent conviction that media should not just criticise the work of the government.
1963 births
Living people
People from Mikołów
Members of the Polish Sejm 2005–2007
Women members of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland
Law and Justice politicians
21st-century Polish women politicians
Members of the Polish Sejm 2007–2011
MEPs for Poland 2019–2024
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