- Władysław Frasyniuk
Władysław Frasyniuk is a Polish politician, former activist of
Solidarity trade union, and former chairman of thePartia Demokratyczna - demokraci.pl political party. He served as a member of theSejm (Polish parliament) from 1991 to 2001.A member of Solidarity in
Lower Silesia from its inception, he was one of the founders of theTemporary Coordinating Committee ("Tymczasowa Komisja Koordynacyjna"), which served as an underground leadership of Solidarity after governmental crackdown on Solidarity after themartial law in Poland . For his activity he was arrested, spent time in jail and was released under a generalamnesty in 1986. In 1987 he was a member of theTemporary Council of NSZZ Solidarność ("Tymczasowa Rada NSZZ Solidarność"), and later of theCountry Executive Committee of NSZZ Solidarność ("Krajowa Komisja Wykonawcza NSZZ Solidarność"). In 1989 he was one of the opposition delegates to thePolish Round Table Negotiations . In 1990 he was a member of theSolidarity Citizens' Committee ("Komitet Obywatelski "Solidarność").In the new Poland, he was a member of liberal right-wing parties. In 1990 he was a cofunder of
Citizens Movement Democratic Action ("Ruch Obywatelski Akcja Demokratyczna, ROAD") (1990-1991). He was a member ofDemocratic Union (Poland) ("Unia Demokratyczna") (1991-1994) and it's vice-chairman (1991-1993), and after this party merged withFreedom Union (Poland) ("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.References
*Polish|Władysław Frasyniuk|21 April 2006
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