Jerzy Kropiwnicki

Jerzy Kropiwnicki
Jerzy Kropiwnicki
Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
In office 23 December 1991 – 5 June 1992
Prime Minister	Jan Olszewski
Preceded by	Michał Boni
Succeeded by	Jacek Kuroń
Personal details
Born	(1945-07-05) 5 July 1945 (age 79) Częstochowa, Poland
Political party	Christian National Union
Alma mater	Warsaw School of Economics

Jerzy Janusz Kropiwnicki (born 5 July 1945 in Częstochowa) is a Polish right-wing politician, member of Law and Justice party.

He was leader of small party Christian-National Union (Zjednoczenie Chrześcijańsko-Narodowe, ZChN).^[1] He was a president of the city of Łódź from 2002 until 2010.

In 2003 he banned "Parade of Freedom" (techno music festival) in the city (which was taking place between 1997 and 2003).^[2]

In November 2006 he was reelected for the office of president of the city of Łódź, but was ousted by referendum in January 2010, in which 96 percent of voters (turnout 22.2 percent) voted against him^[3] (parties in favour of Kropiwnicki advised their supporters to boycott the referendum in an effort to bust quorum).

References

1. Encyclopedia Solidarnosci (Encyclopedia of Solidarity), [1]
2. "O Paradzie Wolności w Łodzi dopiero za dwa tygodnie". 3 March 2010.
3. Piotr Wesołowski, "Jerzy Kropiwnicki odwołany w referendum!", Gazeta Wyborcza, 2010-01-17, "Jerzy Kropiwnicki odwołany w referendum!". Archived from the original on 22 January 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.