Piotr Ikonowicz
Piotr Igor Ikonowicz [ˈpiɔt iɡɔr ˈikɔnɔvit͡sz] ⓘ , born on May 14, 1956, in Pruszków near Warsaw) is a Polish politician.
Piotr Ikonowicz | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | May 14, 1956 Pruszków |
| Citizenship | Polish |
| Political party | Democratic Left Alliance Polish Socialist Party Social Justice Movement New Left |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
| Profession | Journalist, translator |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/ikonowicztv IkonowiczTV channel |
A graduate of the faculty of Law and Administration of the Warsaw University and the Institute of Geography of Developing States, in the early 1980s he engaged himself in socialist anti-government activities, for which he was arrested and imprisoned in 1981. Released soon afterwards, following the imposition of the Martial Law in Poland he was again arrested and sentenced to 1.5 years in prison for organization of May Day demonstration independently from the communist authorities.
Following the first free elections in post World War II Poland in 1989, Ikonowicz was one of the founders of the new Polish Socialist Party. A member of the Sejm, in 2000 he unsuccessfully ran in the presidential elections. Currently he was one of the leaders of the New Left party.
Ikonowicz is active in The Office of Social Justice (Kancelaria Sprawiedliwości Społecznej), an organisation supporting tenants who can be evicted.