Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa (pronounced [jaˈrɔswav vaˈwɛ̃sa]; born 13 September 1976) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 14,709 votes in 25 Gdańsk district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list. He is the son of former Polish President Lech Wałęsa.
Jarosław Wałęsa | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 7 June 2009 – 1 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | 1 – Pomeranian |
| Member of the Sejm | |
| In office 25 September 2005 – 10 June 2009 | |
| Constituency | 25 – Gdańsk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1976 Gdańsk, Poland |
| Political party | Civic Platform |
| Spouse |
Ewelina Jachymek (m. 2012) |
| Parent(s) | Lech Wałęsa (father) Mirosława Danuta Gołoś (mother) |
| Alma mater | College of the Holy Cross (BA) University of Gdańsk (MA) |
| Website | Official Website |
Early life and education
editWałęsa was born on 13 September 1976 in Gdańsk, Poland. He went to high school in his hometown, V Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Stefana Żeromskiego w Gdańsku, during 1990–1994.
Wałęsa went to the United States and graduated in 1995 from Glastonbury High School in Connecticut, where he spent his last high school year as a foreign exchange student. He then attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in political science in 2001.[1] Wałęsa also attended the University of Gdańsk and received a Master of Arts (M.A.) in political science.
Career
editOn 2 September 2011 Jarosław was injured seriously while riding his motorcycle after colliding with a SUV in Stropkowo near Sierpc.[1] His injuries included a broken spine and dozens of fractures, and he was still undergoing corrective surgeries in July 2015.[2]
As a result of the European Parliament's election of June 2009, he became a member of the parliament. In 2014, he was re-elected.[3]
Wałęsa became the director of the Civic Institute, said to be the research institute of Civic Platform, a Polish political party, on 16 June 2015.[4]
Personal life
editHe married Ewelina Jachymek in a civil ceremony in 2012, and in a convent in 2013.[5] Their son Wiktor was born in March 2014, becoming the twelfth grandson of Lech Wałęsa.[6] He lost his brother, Przemyslaw, Lech Wałęsa's third son, a border guard, who lived in the Morena district in Gdańsk, on 8 January 2017.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Jarosław Wałęsa seriously injured in crash". United Press International. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ "Planned treatment: Jarosław Wałęsa in hospital for surgery". 22 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ see also List of members of the European Parliament, 2014–19
- ^ "Jarosław Wałęsa nowym szefem think tanku PO. Zastąpi Bartłomieja Sienkiewicza" (in Polish). Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Jaroslaw Walesa and Ewelina Jachymek were secretly married. Again!" (in Polish). 10 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ [1][2]Jarosław Wałęsa with his son Wiktor and wife Ewelina Jachymek
- ^ [3][4]Lech Walesa buries son, 43, who struggled with alcohol Archived 30 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- Jarosław Wałęsa - parliamentary page - includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches.