Andrzej Gałażewski
Andrzej Gałażewski was born in 20th April 1944 in Kraków. He is a Polish politician. At the end of Word War II he moved with his parents to Gliwice, where he is still living today.
Political career
In 1980 he joined Solidarność and he was involved in creating leaflets about democracy and Solidarity and some anti-communist magazines. In 1986 he was arrested and charged with anti-communist activities but was released in September. Between 1990 and 1991, he was President of Gliwice. Between 1997 and 2000 he was Voivode of Silesian District. In 2001 he was elected to the Polish Parliament. He was re-elected in 2005. Between 2004 and 2005 he was member of European Parliament. Since 2007 he has been a member of the Polish Parliament. At the beginning of his political career in independent Poland, he was in Kongres Liberalno-Demokratyczny, KLD (Liberal Democratic Congress-center-conservative, liberal-Catholic party in Poland) until the end of KDL in 1994. After this he moved to Unia Wolności (Freedom Union (Poland). Since 2001 he has been a member of Platforma Obywatelska.
Education
Andrzej Gałażewski graduated from the Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, receiving a degree in Machinery and Power Engineering, and a Masters in Science.
