Władysław Frasyniuk (born 25 November 1954 in
Wrocław
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) is a Polish politician, former activist of
Solidarity trade union, and former chairman of the
Partia Demokratyczna – demokraci.pl political party. He served as a member of the
Sejm
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The Sejm has been the highest governing body of the Third Polish Republic since the Polish People' ...
(Polish parliament) from 1991 to 2001.
Life and career
A member of Solidarity in
Lower Silesia from its inception, he was one of the founders of the
Temporary Coordinating Committee (''Tymczasowa Komisja Koordynacyjna''), which served as an underground leadership of Solidarity after governmental crackdown on Solidarity after the
martial law in Poland
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. For his activity he was arrested, spent time in jail and was released under a general
amnesty in 1986. In 1987 he was a member of the
Temporary Council of NSZZ Solidarność (''Tymczasowa Rada NSZZ Solidarność''), and later of the
Country Executive Committee of NSZZ Solidarność (''Krajowa Komisja Wykonawcza NSZZ Solidarność''). In 1989 he was one of the opposition delegates to the
Polish Round Table Negotiations. In 1990 he was a member of the
Solidarity Citizens' Committee (''Komitet Obywatelski "Solidarność"'').
In the new Poland, he was a member of liberal centrist parties. In 1990 he was a cofounder of the
Citizens' Movement for Democratic Action (''Ruch Obywatelski Akcja Demokratyczna, ROAD'') (1990–1991). He was a member of the
Democratic Union (''Unia Demokratyczna'') (1991–1994) and its vice-chairman (1991–1993), and after this party merged with the
Freedom Union (''Unia Wolności'') he was its member (1994–2001) and chairman (1999–2005). He became one of the founders and the first chairman of the newest incarnation of that party,
Partia Demokratyczna – demokraci.pl (2005–present). He resigned from the position in March 2006.
After 2015
Since
Law and Justice
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came into power in Poland, Frasyniuk has been actively engaged in protests against their policy. He participates in
Committee for the Defence of Democracy
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and
Citizens of Poland demonstrations. During one of the
Citizens of Poland demonstrations he was accused of assaulting a policeman and later detained.
See also
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History of Solidarity
*
List of people from Wrocław
References
1954 births
Living people
Politicians from Wrocław
Solidarity (Polish trade union) activists
Members of the Polish Sejm 1991–1993
Members of the Polish Sejm 1993–1997
Members of the Polish Sejm 1997–2001
Democratic Party – demokraci.pl politicians
Polish dissidents
Polish Round Table Talks participants
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