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Roman Giertych
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Giertych in 2017
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Poland | |
| In office 5 May 2006 – 13 August 2007 |
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| President | Lech Kaczyński |
| Prime Minister | Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz Jarosław Kaczyński |
| Succeeded by | Przemysław Gosiewski |
| Minister of National Education | |
| In office 5 May 2006 – 13 August 2007 |
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| President | Lech Kaczyński |
| Prime Minister | Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz Jarosław Kaczyński |
| Preceded by | Michał Seweryński |
| Succeeded by | Ryszard Legutko |
| Member of the Sejm, IV and V terms | |
| In office 19 October 2001 – 4 November 2007 |
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| Assumed office 13 November 2023 |
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Roman Jacek Giertych
27 February 1971 Śrem, Poland |
| Political party | Civic Platform (since 2025) League of Polish Families (until 2009) |
| Spouse | Barbara Giertych |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Adam Mickiewicz University (M.A. in History, 1994) (LL.M., 1995) |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
Roman Jacek Giertych (born 27 February 1971) is a Polish political figure and lawyer. He has been an important person in Polish politics for many years. Giertych served as Deputy Prime Minister of Poland and Minister of National Education from May 2006 to August 2007.
He was a member of the Sejm, which is like Poland's parliament, from 2001 to 2007. He also led a political party called the League of Polish Families. In 1989, he helped start a youth organization called All-Polish Youth. Since 2007, he has worked as a lawyer in Warsaw. He has represented people in many important legal cases. He became a member of the Sejm again in late 2023. In mid-2025, he joined the Civic Platform party.
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Early Life and Education
Growing Up in Poland
Roman Giertych was born in Śrem, Poland. He comes from a family with a history in Polish politics. His father, Maciej Giertych, and his grandfather, Jędrzej Giertych, were also politicians. His uncle, Wojciech Giertych, is a well-known theologian.
Roman spent his childhood in Kórnik, where he went to both primary and secondary school.
Studying History and Law
He attended Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. He earned two master's degrees there. He studied History from 1989 to 1994. Then, he studied Law from 1990 to 1995.
After finishing his studies, he completed his training to become a lawyer. He finished this training in Warsaw in the year 2000.
Political Journey
Early Political Views
Roman Giertych and his party, the League of Polish Families (LPR), had strong views about Poland's place in Europe. Before Poland voted on joining the European Union in 2003, the LPR was against it. They believed the EU was becoming too powerful and centralized. The LPR wanted a "Europe of nations," where each country kept more control.
Success in Elections
Under Giertych's leadership, the LPR did well in the European Parliament elections in June 2004. They temporarily became the second-strongest party in Poland. They received 14% of the votes. His father, Maciej Giertych, was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). In the 2005 parliamentary elections, the LPR received 8% of the votes.
In July 2004, Giertych was chosen to be a member and vice-chairman of a special investigation committee. This committee looked into important matters in Poland.
Serving as Minister of Education
On 5 May 2006, Roman Giertych was appointed as the Minister of Education. He also became a Vice-Premier. This happened when the LPR joined a government with another party called PiS. His appointment caused some debate because of his strong views. The day after his appointment, about 100 people protested outside the Ministry of Education. A few weeks later, almost 140,000 people signed a petition asking for him to be removed from his position.
Later Political Activities
The government coalition led by PiS ended in mid-2007. This led to disagreements between the former partners. After his party lost votes in the elections of late 2007, Giertych stepped down as the leader of the LPR. He left the party in 2009.
Since then, Giertych has become a strong opponent of his former coalition partner, PiS. He has often stated that he votes for the PO party. He has also helped start several political groups. He has actively investigated claims of wrongdoing against PiS officials.
Giertych announced his plan to run for the Polish Senate in the 2023 Polish election. However, he decided not to after another left-wing party, Nowa Lewica, strongly disagreed with his candidacy. Instead, he was offered a chance to run for the Polish Sejm in 2023, on the lists of the Civic Coalition (KO), which he accepted.
Since autumn 2023, he has been a member of the Sejm. In January 2024, he was chosen to be a deputy chairman of an investigation committee for the Civic Coalition. In 2025, he officially joined the Civic Platform party.
See also
In Spanish: Roman Giertych para niños
