Daniel Robert Kawczynski (born January 24, 1972) is the Conservative Party Member for Parliament for Shrewsbury and Atcham in Shropshire, England. January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Shrewsbury and Atcham is a constituency (and a borough - see Shrewsbury and Atcham) represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Shrops) is an English county in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ...

Kawczynski's family came to Britain from Poland in 1940, after Poland's invasion by the German army. He was educated at the University of Stirling (reading business studies with languages) and was President of the University Conservative Association in 1991. Whilst president Daniel led a renaissance in the Stirling Conservative Association and ensured the re-election of the sitting Conservative MP for Stirling, Michael Forsyth. He rented a room in a house on Short Heath Rd, Erdington in his late teens and early twenties. Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... The University of Stirling is a campus university created in 1967, and located on the outskirts of Stirling in central Scotland. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Bruce Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean, PC, is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. ... Erdington constituency shown within Birmingham Erdington is an area in north Birmingham, England. ...

Kawczynski first stood for Parliament in the 2001 general election for Ealing Southall and came a distant second with 18% of the vote. However, he would win a seat for Shrewsbury and Atcham at the 2005 general election, succeeding Labourite Paul Marsden. The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ... The United Kingdom general election of 7 June 2001 was dubbed as the quiet landslide by the media. ... Creation 1983 MP Piara Khabra Party Labour Type House of Commons County Greater London EP constituency London Ealing Southall is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Barring a change in the law, the next general election in the United Kingdom must be held some time before June 30, 2006. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in the United Kingdom. ... Paul William Barry Marsden (born March 18, 1968) is a British politician. ...

At 6 feet 8½ inches, he is believed to be the tallest MP ever to sit in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Kawczyski was also unintentionally profiled on the American satirical program The Colbert Report on its 12 December 2006 episode, when Colbert was intending to profile as many American Congresspeople as possible during a Harvard University gathering for incoming Representatives, which was in reply to incoming Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's off-hand comment that Colbert could not profile all Congresspeople. Although Kawczynski's non-membership in the House of Representatives was made obvious, he was counted anyway for comedic effect. The Colbert Report (pronounced )[1] is an American satirical television program on Comedy Central that stars comedian Stephen Colbert, best known previously as a senior correspondent for The Daily Show. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Nancy Patricia DAlesandro Pelosi (born March 26, 1940) is the House Minority Leader of the 109th Congress of the United States and is expected to be the Speaker of the House for the 110th Congress. ...

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External links

• Daniel Kawczynski's official website
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Daniel Kawczynski MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Daniel Kawczynski MP
• Shropshire Star article/interview with the MP