Mikołaj Kozakiewicz

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Mikołaj Kozakiewicz, before 1985

Mikołaj Kozakiewicz [ mʲiˈkɔwaj ˌkɔzaˈkʲɛvit͡ʃ ] (born December 24, 1923 in Albertyn, today Alberziny, district of Slonim , Belarus ; died November 22, 1998 in Warsaw ) was a Polish sociologist , educator , author and politician of the peasant parties ( SL , ZSL , PSL , People's Democratic Party). He was Sejm Marshal from 1989 to 1991 .

Life

After attending school in Vilnius , Kozakiewicz became a village teacher in 1945. In 1947 he joined the peasant party Stronnictwo Ludowe (SL), which was forcibly united in 1949 with Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe (PSL) to form the block party Zjednoczone Stronnictwo Ludowe (ZSL). Also in 1947 he began studying philosophy at the University of Warsaw , which he completed in 1950. Until 1951 he worked as a teacher and school principal at a lyceum , after which he devoted himself entirely to scientific, political and journalistic work. He became editor of the magazines Głos Nauczycielski (Voice of Teachers) and Wieś Współczesna (Contemporary Village) . He dealt with the social milieu of the Polish village, especially the concerns of the village youth from the post-war generation.

In 1963 Kozakiewicz received his doctorate in sociology from the University of Warsaw. He co-founded the Society for Secular Schools in 1957 and was a board member until 1969 . Between 1970 and 1974 he was deputy chairman of the successor organization Society for the Dissemination of Secular Culture . He was also a member of the Society for Family Planning (1981–1992 as Chairman) and the Polish Pedagogical Society (1981–1987 as Chairman) since 1957 . He has held various positions within the IPPF and has published numerous books and articles in the field of sex sciences . Alongside Michalina Wisłocka and Andrzej Jaczewski, he is one of the founders of modern sex education in Poland.

As a member of the PAN team , he completed his habilitation in 1972, was appointed associate professor in 1979 and full professor in 1984 . After he was elected to the ZSL's executive committee in 1984, he received a mandate from the Sejm in the 9th legislative period in 1985 . In 1989 he was one of the government representatives at the round table . On June 4, 1989 he was re-elected in the so-called treaty election. As one of only two candidates from the bloc parties, he succeeded in gaining a mandate on the state list. He was elected Sejm Marshal (President of Parliament) on July 4, 1989. In this capacity he also headed the National Assembly , in which the presidential election in 1989 ( Wojciech Jaruzelski was elected ) and in 1990 the swearing-in of President Lech Wałęsa took place. He presided over the Chamber of Parliament for two years, while the Chamber decided on several democratic reforms. During this time ZSL renamed itself PSL "Odrodzenie" (rebirth) and became the PSL after integrating former opposition members. After the dissolution of the Sejm in 1991, Kozakiewicz was re-elected in the free elections as a candidate for the re-established PSL from the Warsaw constituency, but did not get into the presidium of the chamber.

After the legislative period had been shortened again and the conflict with the chairman of the PSL Waldemar Pawlak , Kozakiewicz decided not to run again. He campaigned against the abortion ban introduced in 1993 and against discrimination against AIDS sufferers and homosexuals . He left PSL in 1997 and became a co-founder of the Partia Ludowo-Demokratyczna (People's Democratic Party) on January 7, 1998 . However, he died that same year. Kozakiewicz was buried in the Powązki cemetery .

Kozakiewicz has been awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta four times.

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  1. ↑ Instytut Badań Seksualnych: Badania w Polsce (Polish)


personal data
SURNAME Kozakiewicz, Mikołaj
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish sociologist, author and politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 24, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Albertyn
DATE OF DEATH November 22, 1998
Place of death Warsaw