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Polish politician (born 1967)
Katarzyna Maria Piekarska
Member of the Sejm
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 November 2019
Constituency19-Warsaw
In office
14 October 1993 – 4 November 2007
Constituency19-Warsaw
Personal details
Born23 September 1967 (1967-09-23) (age 57)
Warsaw, Poland
Political partyPolish Initiative (since 2019)
Democratic Left Alliance (1997-2019)
Freedom Union (1993-1997)
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Katarzyna Maria Piekarska (pronounced ; born 23 September 1967 in Warsaw) is a Polish left-wing politician, member of the Polish Initiative party.

She is a graduate of the Uniwersytet Warszawski in law. She worked as a lawyer.

She was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 26511 votes in 19 Warsaw district as a candidate from Democratic Left Alliance list. However, she failed to be elected in the 2007 election.

She was also a member of Sejm 1993–1997, Sejm 1997–2001, and Sejm 2001–2005. During her third term she was a chairman of the Justice and Human Rights commission.

From 2004 to 2005 she was a Vice Chairman of the party and during 2005 Presidential elections a chairman of Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz campaign.

In 2008 she was elected the vice-president of the Democratic Left Alliance despite not being member of the parliament.

She is a well-known advocate of ethical treatment of animals and a vegetarian. She also writes poems and plays.

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