Wojciech Olejniczak

Wojciech Michał Olejniczak (pronounced [ˈvɔjtɕɛx ɔlɛjˈɲitʂak] (listen); born 10 April 1974) is a Polish leftist politician and member of the European Parliament.

Wojciech Michał Olejniczak
Member of the Sejm
In office
19 October 2001 – 10 June 2009
Constituency9 – Łódź
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland
In office
2 July 2003 – 31 May 2005
Preceded byAdam Tański
Succeeded byJerzy Pilarczyk
Leader of Democratic Left Alliance
In office
29 May 2005 – 31 May 2008
Preceded byJózef Oleksy
Succeeded byGrzegorz Napieralski
Personal details
Born (1974-04-10) 10 April 1974
Łowicz, People's Republic of Poland
Political partyDemocratic Left Alliance
Spouse(s)Anna Olejniczak
ProfessionEconomist

He was the chairman of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) from 29 May 2005, to 31 May 2008 (the first chairman of that party that was not a member of Polish United Workers' Party) and the vice-speaker of Sejm since 26 October 2005. From 2 July 2003, to 31 May 2005, Olejniczak was the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005 getting 31,471 votes in the 11th Sieradz district, running on the SLD list. He was also a member of Sejm 2001–2005. He was reelected on 21 October 2007 getting 51,865 votes in the 9th Łódź district.

On 7 June 2009 he was elected as a Member of the European Parliament for the Warsaw constituency, gaining 72,854 votes.

Internet Meme

He achieved notoriety in Poland[1][2] for a speech made during the ECOSY Congress in Warsaw, Poland, which displayed his poor command of the English language.[3] This inspired an Internet meme on the basis of his speech.[4]

See also

References
  1. babol.pl "Zobacz, jak Pudzianowski mówi po angielsku", babol.pl, 17 April 2011, accessed 21 May 2011.
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5U5aUKnFJ4&feature=relmfu
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g45OBLlpvSU
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cef-xQ3Tdjc
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