Jarosław Wałęsa

Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa (pronounced [jaˈrɔswaf vaˈwɛ̃sa]; born 13 September 1976) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 14,709 votes in 25 Gdańsk district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list. He is the son of former Polish President Lech Wałęsa.

Jarosław Wałęsa
Member of the European Parliament
In office
7 June 2009 – 1 July 2019
Constituency1 – Pomeranian
Member of the Sejm
In office
25 September 2005 – 10 June 2009
Constituency25 – Gdańsk
Personal details
Born (1976-09-13) 13 September 1976
Gdańsk, Poland
Political partyCivic Platform
Spouse
Ewelina Jachymek
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(m. 2012)​
Parent(s)Lech Wałęsa (father)
Mirosława Danuta Gołoś (mother)
Alma materCollege of the Holy Cross (BA)
University of Gdańsk (MA)
WebsiteOfficial Website

Early life and education

Wałęsa was born on 13 September 1976 in Gdańsk, Poland. He went to high school in his hometown, V Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Stefana Żeromskiego w Gdańsku, during 1990–1994.

Wałęsa went to the United States and graduated in 1995 from Glastonbury High School in Connecticut, where he spent his last high school year as a foreign exchange student. He then attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in political science in 2001.[1] Wałęsa also attended the University of Gdańsk and received a Master of Arts (M.A.) in political science.

Career

On 2 September 2011 Jarosław was injured seriously while riding his motorcycle after colliding with a SUV in Stropkowo near Sierpc.[1] His injuries included a broken spine and dozens of fractures, and he was still undergoing corrective surgeries in July 2015.[2]

As a result of the European Parliament's election of June 2009, he became a member of the parliament. In 2014, he was re-elected.[3]

Wałęsa became the director of the Civic Institute, said to be the research institute of Civic Platform, a Polish political party, on 16 June 2015.[4]

Personal life

He married Ewelina Jachymek in a civil ceremony in 2012, and in a convent in 2013.[5] Their son Wiktor was born in March 2014, becoming the twelfth grandson of Lech Wałęsa.[6] He lost his brother, Przemyslaw, Lech Wałęsa's third son, a border guard, who lived in the Morena district in Gdańsk, on 8 January 2017.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Jarosław Wałęsa seriously injured in crash". United Press International. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. "Planned treatment: Jarosław Wałęsa in hospital for surgery". 22 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  3. see also List of members of the European Parliament, 2014–19
  4. "Jarosław Wałęsa nowym szefem think tanku PO. Zastąpi Bartłomieja Sienkiewicza" (in Polish). Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  5. "Jaroslaw Walesa and Ewelina Jachymek were secretly married. Again!" (in Polish). 10 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  6. Jarosław Wałęsa with his son Wiktor and wife Ewelina Jachymek
  7. Lech Walesa buries son, 43, who struggled with alcohol
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