Jan Rokita

Jan Rokita (born June 18, 1959 in Kraków) is a Polish liberal-conservative politician, a member of Sejm, the lower chamber of the Polish parliament, and chairman of the parliamentery club of Platforma Obywatelska (Citizens' Platform). Jan Rokita, a Polish MP. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Jan Rokita, a Polish MP. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wawel Hill. ... Liberal conservatism is a variant of conservatism that combines the classical conservative concern for established tradition, respect for authority and (sometimes) religious values with liberal ideas, especially on economic issues (see economic liberalism, which advocates free market capitalism). ... The Sejm building in Warsaw. ... Citizens Platform (Platforma Obywatelska) is a Polish conservative- liberal political party, modelled after the two main American parties. ...

Rokita graduated from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków with a degree in law. He joined a dissident "Wolność i Pokój" (WiP, "Freedom and Peace") organization. He also took part in the student NZS group and was active as a member of the academic branch of Solidarity. For his activity in the opposition he was banned from becoming an attorney apprentice, despite his excellent examination record. Jagiellonian University (Polish: Uniwersytet JagielloÅ„ski, often shortened to UJ) is a university in Krakow, Poland. ... Wawel Hill. ... Solidarity (Polish:  ; full name: Independent Self-governing Trade Union Solidarity — Niezależny SamorzÄ…dny ZwiÄ…zek Zawodowy Solidarność) is a Polish trade union federation founded in September 1980 at the Lenin Shipyards, and originally led by Lech WaÅ‚Ä™sa. ...

In 1989 he was elected an MP as a Solidarity candidate. He was appointed the president of a special parliamentary commission for investigation of the Communist Security Police (Służba Bezpieczeństwa). In 1991 he joined a Polish political party called (Democratic Union Unia Demokratyczna) (UD). He was a member of the party's right wing. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Solidarity (Polish:  ; full name: Independent Self-governing Trade Union Solidarity — Niezależny SamorzÄ…dny ZwiÄ…zek Zawodowy Solidarność) is a Polish trade union federation founded in September 1980 at the Lenin Shipyards, and originally led by Lech WaÅ‚Ä™sa. ... SÅ‚użba BezpieczeÅ„stwa (or SB) Ministerstwa Spraw WewnÄ™trznych, of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - was the name of communist internal intelligence agency and secret police, established in the Peoples Republic of Poland in 1956, SB was the main organ in Poland responsible for political repression, until... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Unia Wolności (Freedom Union, UW) is a liberal party in Poland, which was founded on March 20, 1994 out of the merger of the Democratic Union (Unia Demokratyczna, UD) and the Congress of Liberal Democrats (Kongres Liberalno-Demokratyczny, KLD). ... In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ...

In Hanna Suchocka's government he was the chief of the Council of Ministers Office. In 1995 he was the co-founder of the "3/4 initiative" - a movement created in order to prevent Aleksander Kwaśniewski from winning the presidential elections, and refused to support his party's candidate the leftist Jacek Kuroń. Categories: People stubs | Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | 1946 births | Prime Ministers of Poland ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aleksander KwaÅ›niewski ( ; born November 15, 1954) is a Polish politician who served as the President of Poland from 1995 to 2005. ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition... Jacek Jan KuroÅ„ (b. ...

In 1997 he left Freedom Union (Unia Wolności) (successor of the UD) and joined another political party — Conservative-People's Party (Stronnictwo Konserwatywno-Ludowe). He was elected to the Sejm for the fourth time from AWS coalition list, becoming chairman of the parliamentary Interior Affairs Committee. In 2000 he was elected the leader of SKL. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Freedom Union (Unia WolnoÅ›ci, UW) was a liberal party in Poland. ... Stronnictwo Konserwatywno-Ludowe (Conservative-Peoples Party) is a political party in Poland. ... The Sejm building in Warsaw. ... AWS can mean: Abyss Web Server Ada Web Server Advanced Wireless Services Apple Workgroup Server Automatic Warning System for railway use. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

When the Citizens' Platform (Platforma Obywatelska) was formed in January 2000, Rokita was reluctant to ally SKL with it, but a steady trickle of members to the new center right party forced him to. Citizens Platform (Platforma Obywatelska) is a Polish conservative- liberal political party, modelled after the two main American parties. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

In 2001 Rokita was elected to the Sejm for the fifth time, as a PO candidate. In 2002 he ran for the office of the Mayor of Kraków, but without success. This article is about the year 2001. ... The Sejm building in Warsaw. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Wawel Hill. ...

In 2003 he was elected to Sejm's special investigative committee for the Lew Rywin affair. His participation in the committee has given him a tough inquisitor image and made him very popular, effectively resurrecting him as an active politician. In consequence, PO's opinion polls ratings sky-rocketed. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sejm building in Warsaw. ... Lew Rywin (born November 10, 1945 in a Siberian village) is a Polish film producer associated with Heritage Films (est. ...

When the negotiations for the future European constitution started in the end of 2003, he coined the slogan: "Nicea o muerte - Nicea albo śmierć" ((Treaty of) Nice or death), which was more or less the official position of the Polish delegation. He later softened his position on the constitution. The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, commonly referred to as the European Constitution, is an international treaty intended to create a constitution for the European Union. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Treaty of Nice The Treaty of Nice is a treaty adopted in Nice by the European Council to amend the two founding treaties of the European Union: the Treaty on European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, which introduced the Euro and the 3-pillar structure of the EU; the Treaty of...

He is married to his second wife Nelly Rokita-Arnold, an ethnic German from Kyrgyzstan. Nelly has a daughter from her first marriage. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Germans. ...

External links

• Personal webpage
• POLAND'S ELECTIONS: Jan Rokita: The Triumph of the Politician - Intellectual