Jadwiga Teresa Hoppe

Jadwiga Teresa Hoppe (born. September 13, 1947 in Kowalewo, Poland) - She worked as vice president of Kashubian-Pomeranian Association, and as a member of the parliament of the seventh term.

Political Career

In 1980, she became a member of "Solidarity.” Later on she cooperated with the Committee of Citizens. In the first half of the 80s she joined the Kashubian-Pomeranian Association. She was involved in the reactivation of Gdynia branch associations. In 2010, she was a candidate for the post of president of the Kashubian-Pomeranian Association, losing to Lukasz Grzędzickim. She held various positions in the management bodies of the organization. She also became the Vice President for the 2011-2013 term. She was involved in the promotion of the Kashubian folklore as well as initiated the establishment of the Cultural Centre of the Kashubian-Pomeranian and the issuance of local publications and activities for the promotion of Kashubian. In the parliamentary elections in 2011, she was a nonpartisan candidate of the Civic Platform list in the district of Gdynia. She was elected a Member of Parliament. She was awarded the Bronze Cross of Merit in 2006.

Education

In 1979 she graduated from the Faculty of Horticulture, Agricultural University in Poznan. In 1991 she obtained a master's degree in theology at the Warsaw Academy of Catholic Theology. She also completed a postgraduate program in journalism at the School of Social Communication in Gdynia.