Małgorzata Tkacz-Janik (born 17 September 1965 in

Zabrze Zabrze (; German: 1915–1945: ''Hindenburg O.S.'', full form: ''Hindenburg in Oberschlesien'', Silesian: ''Zŏbrze'', yi, זאַבזשע, Zabzhe) is an industrial city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The west district of the Sil ...

) is a Polish

feminist Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...

activist and politician. Together with

Dariusz Szwed Dariusz Szwed (born 25 April 1967 in Kraków) is a Polish politician, feminist, activist and expert on green economy and sustainable development. He is one of the trustees of the Green Institute Foundation and the chair of its Programme Council. P ...

she led Poland's green party

Greens 2004 The Greens ( pl, Partia Zieloni, PZ) is a political party in Poland. It was formed in 2003 under the name "Greens 2004" and formally registered itself in February 2004. It supports principles of green politics, and it is positioned on the ce ...

between 2010 and 2011. Since November 2010 she has been a member of the regional parliament of

Silesia Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is split ...

. Tkacz-Janik studied at the

University of Silesia The University of Silesia in Katowice ( pl, Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, UŚ) is an autonomous state-run university in Silesia Province, Katowice, Poland. The university offers higher education and research facilities. It offers undergradu ...

. In 2000 she received a Ph.D. in philology. Her thesis was titled ''Advertisement message as contemporary communication genre''. She worked as academic teacher and freelance journalist. In 2003, Tkacz-Janik was among founding members of

and since April 2010 has been co-leader of the party. In local elections in 2010 she won a seat in the regional parliament of Silesia. She ran on a Social Democratic ballot, following an official electoral agreement between the Greens and the

Democratic Left Alliance The Democratic Left Alliance () was a social-democratic political party in Poland. It was formed in 9 July 1991 as an electoral alliance of centre-left parties, and became a single party on 15 April 1999. It was the major coalition party in Po ...

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Małgorzata Tkacz-Janik
at the website of Greens 2004 (in Polish) 1965 births The Greens (Poland) politicians Politicians from Zabrze Polish feminists University of Silesia in Katowice alumni Living people {{Poland-politician-stub