Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska (born 17 February 1977 in
Łódź
Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canti ...
) 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 t ...
on 25 September 2005, getting 11,822 votes in 9
Łódź
Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canti ...
district as a candidate from the
Civic Platform
Civic Platform ( pl, Platforma Obywatelska, PO)The party is officially the Civic Platform of the Republic of Poland (''Platforma Obywatelska Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''). is a political party in Poland. It is currently led by Donald Tusk.
It w ...
list.
She is a member of the Skrzydlewski family that own the Lodz's largest florist and funeral home chains. Her father, Witold Skrzydlewski, was the subject of a documentary called ''
Skin Hunters
The "Skin Hunters" ("" in Polish) is the media nickname for hospital casualty workers from the Polish city of Łódź. The practice was widespread. Four people were convicted of murdering at least five elderly patients and selling information rega ...
'', where he was one of two funeral home operators accused of paying for information from paramedics so as to profit from patients' deaths. The other funeral home owner has been convicted and an investigation is ongoing regarding her father's involvement, if any.
See also
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Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2007
External links
Own website*
1977 births
Living people
Members of the Polish Sejm 2005–2007
Civic Platform politicians
Civic Platform MEPs
MEPs for Poland 2009–2014
Women MEPs for Poland
Women members of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland
University of Łódź alumni
Members of the Polish Sejm 2007–2011
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