Stefan Konstanty Myszkiewicz-Niesiołowski (, born 4 February 1944) is a Polish politician and member of the
Union of European Democrats
The Union of European Democrats ( pl, Unia Europejskich Demokratów, UED) is a liberal political party in Poland. It is led by Elżbieta Bińczycka.
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In 1970, Niesiołowski became involved in anti-communist opposition
Ruch. He was the main proponent of burning down the Lenin Museum in
Poronin
Poronin , is a village in southern Poland situated in Tatra County of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999 (it was previously in Nowy Sącz Voivodeship from 1975-1998). It lies approximately north-east of Zakopane and south of the regional ...
, for which he was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment in 1971, and was released under amnesty in 1974. In 1980, Niesiołowski joined the
Independent Self-governing Trade Union "Solidarity". During the
martial law
Martial law is the imposition of direct military control of normal civil functions or suspension of civil law by a government, especially in response to an emergency where civil forces are overwhelmed, or in an occupied territory.
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, Niesiołowski was imprisoned in
Jaworze for around a year.
External links
Stefan Niesiołowski - parliamentary page- includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches.
1944 births
Members of the Polish Sejm 1991–1993
Members of the Polish Sejm 1997–2001
Members of the Senate of Poland 2005–2007
Polish Roman Catholics
Civic Platform politicians
Living people
Polish entomologists
Deputy Marshals of the Sejm of the Third Polish Republic
Members of the Polish Sejm 2007–2011
Members of the Polish Sejm 2011–2015
Members of the Polish Sejm 2015–2019
Academic staff of the University of Łódź
University of Łódź alumni
Solidarity (Polish trade union) activists
Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Solidarity Electoral Action politicians
Christian National Union politicians
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