Anna Grodzka

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Anna Grodzka, member of the Sejm

Anna Grodzka (born 16 March 1954 in Otwock) is a Polish politician.

Political career

Grodzka, a trans woman, was elected to the Sejm in the 2011 Polish parliamentary elections as a candidate for the left-liberal Palikot's Movement, and is the first openly transgender Member of Parliament in Poland. As of May 2013, she is also the only remaining openly transgender MP in the world. Grodzka was a member of Polish United Workers' Party at Warsaw University and political instructor in Polish Union of Students. Later on she was an entrepreneur and worked in publishing, poligraphy, and filmmaking.

Education

She graduated from University of Warsaw with a degree in Clinical Psychology.

External links

Profile on the Polish Parliament Website