Robert Biedroń

Polish politician, member of the European Parliament, and LGBT rights activist

Robert Biedroń (born 13 April 1976) is a Polish politician. He was the mayor of the city of Słupsk from 2014 to 2018.

Robert Biedroń

In 2011, he was elected to the Sejm as a member of the Palikot's Movement party, becoming first coming out gay Member of Parliament in Poland. He gave up his seat before just before swearing in office of mayor, whom he was in years 2014–2018. He is the chairman of Spring ("Wiosna") since 2019.[1] He has been also a Member of the European Parliament (2019–present).[2] He was one of the candidates for the Polish presidential election 2020.[3]

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  1. "Wiosna - partia Roberta Biedronia. 'Czas na nowy rozdział - wspólnie zmienimy Polskę!'" [Spring - Robert Biedroń's party. "Time for a new chapter - we will change Poland together!"]. Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). 3 February 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. "Eurowybory 2019: Kto dostał się do Parlamentu Europejskiego?" [European elections 2019: Who got into the European Parliament?]. www.gazetaprawna.pl (in Polish). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  3. "Czarzasty: Zgłoszę Biedronia na kandydata w wyborach prezydenckich". Newsweek.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-01-05.