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== Criticism and controversy ==
== Criticism and controversy ==
Robert Biedroń has been accused of being too slow in responding to accusations that Paweł K., a dance instructor employed in a municipal culture center in Słupsk directly under Biedroń's supervision, accused of [[pedophilia]]. In February 2018, Krystyna Danilecka-Wojewódzka, the deputy major of Słupsk and, according to [[Newsweek Polska]], Biedroń's right-hand woman and closest collaborator, received an anonymous letter claiming that Paweł K. had had sex with thirteen and fourteen-year-old girls who were his students. Danilecka-Wojewódzka did not inform the police, and only three months later did Biedroń request a control of the culture center where Paweł K. was employed. In a conversation with [[Newsweek Polska]], Biedroń defended Danilecka Wojewódzka's decision to not inform the police upon receiving the anonymous letter informing of Paweł K.'s crimes. Meanwhile, Biedroń's opponents, including members of the city council from opposition parties, have argued that it was irresponsible for Biedroń to not have responded sooner and find it unlikely that he was not informed of the accusations against Paweł K. for three months.<ref>{{cite magazine |last= Grochal|first= Renata|date= 27 August-2 September 2018|title= Afera pedofilska w Słupsku. Czego nie zrobił Robert Biedroń|pages= 18-21|magazine= [[Newsweek Polska]]|}}</ref>
Robert Biedroń has been accused of being too slow in responding to accusations that Paweł K., a dance instructor employed in a municipal culture center in Słupsk directly under Biedroń's supervision, was [[pedophile]] who had sex with underage girls. In February 2018, Krystyna Danilecka-Wojewódzka, the deputy major of Słupsk and, according to [[Newsweek Polska]], Biedroń's right-hand woman and closest collaborator, received an anonymous letter claiming that Paweł K. had had sex with thirteen and fourteen-year-old girls who were his students. Danilecka-Wojewódzka did not inform the police, and only three months later did Biedroń request a control of the culture center where Paweł K. was employed. In a conversation with [[Newsweek Polska]], Biedroń defended Danilecka Wojewódzka's decision to not inform the police upon receiving the anonymous letter informing of Paweł K.'s crimes. Meanwhile, Biedroń's opponents, including members of the city council from opposition parties, have argued that it was irresponsible for Biedroń to not have responded sooner and find it unlikely that he was not informed of the accusations against Paweł K. for three months.<ref>{{cite magazine |last= Grochal|first= Renata|date= 27 August-2 September 2018|title= Afera pedofilska w Słupsku. Czego nie zrobił Robert Biedroń|pages= 18-21|magazine= [[Newsweek Polska]]|}}</ref>


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Revision as of 09:17, 27 August 2018

Robert Biedroń
Mayor of Słupsk
Assumed office
December 6, 2014
Preceded byMaciej Kobyliński
Member of the Sejm
In office
November 2011 – December 2014
Constituency26 – Gdynia
Personal details
Born (1976-04-13) April 13, 1976 (age 48)
Rymanów, Poland
Political partyYour Movement
SLD (previously)
Domestic partnerKrzysztof Śmiszek
Alma materKazimierz Pułaski University
University of Warmia
Websitewww.robertbiedron.pl

Robert Biedroń (Polish pronunciation: [ˈrɔbɛrt ˈbjedrɔɲ]; born 13 April 1976 in Rymanów beside Krosno, Poland) is a Polish LGBT activist and politician. He was previously a member of Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland party and the Democratic Left Alliance. Member of Your Movement. He also serves on the board of the Polish Campaign Against Homophobia. Formerly a member of the Sejm, he is currently the mayor of Słupsk.

Education

Biedroń has received the following education:

  • PhD in political sciences at Pułtusk Academy of Humanities (2011),
  • completion diploma of Warsaw School for Political Leaders (2010),
  • completion diploma of School of Human Rights at Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (2006),
  • absolutory and then bachelor's degree in economy at Kazimierz Pułaski Technical University of Radom (2001 and 2010),
  • Master's degree in political science at University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (2000),
  • absolutory (certificate of completion of studies but not licentiate nor master's degree) of civil law at Jagiellonian University (1999).

Political career

In 2005 Biedroń was an unsuccessful Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) candidate for the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament. In 2006 he won election for the Olsztyn Regional Assembly as an SLD candidate. During his term he proposed more than 740 amendments to the regional bylaw, more than 600 of which were accepted.

The following year, in the October 2011 parliamentary elections, Biedroń was elected to the Sejm as a candidate of Palikot Movement receiving 16,919 votes in the Gdynia district.[1] He has been a victim of homophobic aggression, attacked physically several times since his election.[2] He is the first openly gay member of the Sejm.[3] In 2014 Biedroń won the mayoral elections in the city of Słupsk, securing 57% of the vote in the second round. He thus became the first openly gay mayor ever in Poland.[1]

Biedroń was decorated by July 20, 2016 with the French National Order of Merit.

Personal life

His life partner is Krzysztof Śmiszek.

He identifies as an atheist.[4].

Criticism and controversy

Robert Biedroń has been accused of being too slow in responding to accusations that Paweł K., a dance instructor employed in a municipal culture center in Słupsk directly under Biedroń's supervision, was pedophile who had sex with underage girls. In February 2018, Krystyna Danilecka-Wojewódzka, the deputy major of Słupsk and, according to Newsweek Polska, Biedroń's right-hand woman and closest collaborator, received an anonymous letter claiming that Paweł K. had had sex with thirteen and fourteen-year-old girls who were his students. Danilecka-Wojewódzka did not inform the police, and only three months later did Biedroń request a control of the culture center where Paweł K. was employed. In a conversation with Newsweek Polska, Biedroń defended Danilecka Wojewódzka's decision to not inform the police upon receiving the anonymous letter informing of Paweł K.'s crimes. Meanwhile, Biedroń's opponents, including members of the city council from opposition parties, have argued that it was irresponsible for Biedroń to not have responded sooner and find it unlikely that he was not informed of the accusations against Paweł K. for three months.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Gay Star News: Poland makes history by electing its first openly gay mayor
  2. ^ Spiegel.de: Revolution in Polens Provinz: Schwuler erobert Rathaus von Slupsk
  3. ^ Poland elects first openly gay MP
  4. ^ "Biedroń: jestem ateistą, ale krzyż jest dla mnie ważny". wprost.pl. Wprost. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  5. ^ Grochal, Renata (27 August-2 September 2018). "Afera pedofilska w Słupsku. Czego nie zrobił Robert Biedroń". Newsweek Polska. pp. 18–21. {{cite magazine}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

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