Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk | |
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Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy | |
Assumed office 13 December 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
Preceded by | Dorota Bojemska |
Member of the Sejm | |
Assumed office 12 November 2019 | |
Constituency |
Słupsk (2023–present) Wrocław (2019–2023) |
Personal details | |
Born | Wrocław, Poland | 20 January 1984
Political party |
New Left (Since 2021) Independent (2019–2021) Left Together (2015–2019) |
Other political affiliations | The Left (Since 2019) |
Occupation | Politician |
Known for | Black protest |
Agnieszka Ewa Dziemianowicz-Bąk [1] [aɡˈɲɛʂka d͡ʑɛmjaˈnɔvit͡ʂ bɔŋk] (born 20 January 1984) is a Polish left-wing social activist and politician who has served as the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy since 2023. She has been a member of the Sejm since 2019. [2]
Between December 2015 and February 2019, Dziemianowicz-Bąk was a member of the National Board of the Razem (Together) party. [3] She represented Razem in the Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25) pan-European organisation. [4]
In 2016, Foreign Policy magazine included Dziemianowicz-Bąk, together with Barbara Nowacka, on its annual list of the 100 most influential global thinkers for their role in organising the " black protest" against a total ban on abortion in Poland. [5]
In February 2019, she left the Razem party due to disagreements over party strategy in then-upcoming elections to the European Parliament. [6] In August 2019, she was elected to the Coordinating Collective of DiEM25. [7]
Dziemianowicz-Bąk was elected to the Sejm on 13 October 2019, receiving 14,257 votes in the Wrocław district, campaigning from The Left list. [2]
Aside from protesting abortion laws, Dziemianowicz-Bąk has also been active in protests for LGBT rights. [8] In September 2020, she won the Equality Crowns award for politics from Campaign Against Homophobia. She said that she wished such an award was not necessary. [9]
On 13 December 2023, she was appointed as the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy by Donald Tusk. [10]