Robert Winnicki
Robert Winnicki | |
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Chairman of the National Movement | |
Assumed office 10 December 2014 | |
Chairman of the All-Polish Youth | |
In office 10 March 2009 – 13 April 2013 | |
Member of the Sejm | |
Assumed office 12 November 2019 | |
Constituency | 24-Białystok |
In office 12 November 2015 – 11 November 2019 | |
Constituency | 1-Legnica |
Personal details | |
Born | Skrzydlice | 18 July 1985
Nationality | Polish |
Political party | National Movement Confederation |
Spouse(s) | Beata Winnicka |
Children | 2 |
Robert Artur Winnicki (born 18 July 1985) is a Polish politician. He has been a member of the Sejm since 2015. He was first elected in the 2015 Polish parliamentary election running as the main candidate on the list of Kukiz'15 in the 1-Legnica constituency. He was re-elected to the Sejm in 2019, this time running as the main candidate on the list of Confederation Liberty and Independence in the 24-Białystok constituency.[1]
Biography[]
Winnicki attended but did not graduate from the University of Wrocław where he studied political science. After his studies he worked in real estate and managed a hotel. He also worked as a journalist.[2] His first political campaign was in 2007 when he unsuccessfully ran in the 2007 Polish parliamentary election as a candidate for the League of Polish Families (LPR).[3] However, his political profile became well known and he was elected Chairman of the All-Polish Youth in 2009 and served until 2013. His tenure as Chairman was the second longest in the Third Polish Republic and through his leadership the organization grew despite the collapse of the LPR. After his tenure ended he was the given the title of honorary chairman.
In 2011, he worked with other nationalist groups to form and officially organize the "Independence March", a manifestation that would take place annually on 11 November, the anniversary of Poland's independence. The march went from being a marginal event to the single biggest annual march in the country. It has created mass controversy abroad.[4]
In 2012 he co-founded the National Movement, which was founded to replace the LPR and the many other fringe nationalist parties which have come and gone through the years. In 2014 it was officially registered as a party and Winnicki became its first chairman.[5]
In 2018, Winnicki and Janusz Korwin-Mikke announced that their parties will be forming a coalition ahead of the elections coming up in 2019. The Confederation Freedom and Independence was formed and officially registered next year.[6]
Personal life[]
Robert Winnicki is a practicing Catholic. He is married and has two sons.
References[]
- ^ "Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2019 r." wybory.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Robert Winnicki". www.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Wybory 2007". wybory2007.pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ Marecki, Zbigniew (22 January 2015). "Robert Winnicki, prezes Ruchu Narodowego spotka się ze słupszczanami". Głos Pomorza (in Polish). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "narodowcy2014.pl – Komunikat władz Ruchu Narodowego ws. partii polity…". archive.is. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ ""Polska potrzebuje mieć prawicę"". fakty.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Catholicism and far-right politics
- Polish nationalists
- Polish Roman Catholics
- Far-right politics in Poland
- Confederation Liberty and Independence politicians
- Opposition to Islam in Poland
- Members of the Polish Sejm 2015–2019
- Members of the Polish Sejm 2019–2023
- League of Polish Families politicians
- Kukiz'15 politicians