Grzegorz Napieralski
Grzegorz Napieralski was born 18th of March 1974 in Szczecin. He is a Polish left-wing politician, former chairman of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) and an Member of Polish Parliament since 2004.
Political Career
Grzegorz Napieralski was the secretary of Szczecin division of Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland 1995 to 1999, which later became the Democratic Left Alliance. In 2002 he became the aide to the Voivode in West Pomeranian Voivodeship. In 2004, he was elected to Sejm, taking place of Bogusław Liberadzki, who became a member of the European Parliament. Napieralski was subsequently elected again in 2005, 2007 and 2011.
In 2004 Napieralski become the vice-chairman of the SLD and a year later its Secretary General. On May 31st, 2008 he was chosen as the new chairman of the Democratic Left Alliance, defeating Wojciech Olejniczak. From 2009 to 2011 he was also a chairman of the Lewica parliamentary fraction.
On April 22nd, 2010 the Democratic Left Alliance chose Napieralski to replace Jerzy Szmajdziński, who had died in a plane crash, as its candidate in the upcoming presidential election. Napieralski finished third, receiving 13.68% of the votes, and did not advance to the second round of the election.
On December 10th, 2011, in wake of what was perceived to be his party's electoral failure, he was succeeded by Leszek Miller as the party chairman.
Education
After graduating from Mechanics School in Szczecin, Napieralski studied Political Science at the University of Szczecin, obtaining his master's degree in 2000.
