Katarzyna Maria Piekarska (pronounced ; born 23 September 1967 in Warsaw) is a Polish left-wing politician, member of the Polish Initiative party. She is a graduate of the

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in law. She worked as a lawyer. She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 26511 votes in 19 Warsaw district as a candidate from Democratic Left Alliance list. However, she failed to be elected in the 2007 election. She was also a member of Sejm 1993–1997, Sejm 1997–2001, and Sejm 2001–2005. During her third term she was a chairman of the Justice and Human Rights commission. From 2004 to 2005 she was a Vice Chairman of the party and during 2005

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a chairman of

Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (, born 13 September 1950) is a Polish left-wing politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland for a year from 7 February 1996 to 31 October 1997, after being defeated in the Parliamentary elections by the Solidarity ...

campaign. In 2008 she was elected the vice-president of the Democratic Left Alliance despite not being member of the parliament. She is a well-known advocate of ethical treatment of animals and a vegetarian. She also writes poems and plays.

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