Zbigniew Ziobro | |
|---|---|
 Ziobro in 2022 | |
| Minister of Justice Public Prosecutor General | |
| In office 16 November 2015 – 27 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Beata Szydło Mateusz Morawiecki |
| Preceded by | Borys Budka |
| Succeeded by | Marcin Warchoł |
| In office 31 October 2005 – 16 November 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz Jarosław Kaczyński |
| Preceded by | Andrzej Kalwas |
| Succeeded by | Zbigniew Ćwiąkalski |
| Member of the European Parliament for Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie | |
| In office 19 July 2009 – 1 July 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zbigniew Tadeusz Ziobro 18 August 1970 Kraków, Poland |
| Political party | Law and Justice (2001–2011, 2024-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Sovereign Poland (2012–2024) |
| Spouse | Patrycja Kotecka |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Jagiellonian University |
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Zbigniew Tadeusz Ziobro (Polish: [ˈzbiɡɲɛv ˈʑɔbrɔ] ; born 18 August 1970) is a Polish politician. He served as the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Poland in the Cabinet of Mateusz Morawiecki until 27 November 2023.[1] He previously served in the same role from October 2005 to November 2007, simultaneously serving as the Public Prosecutor General. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005 in the 13th Kraków district, running on the Law and Justice party list. He received over 120,000 votes in the parliamentary election, the highest percentage constituency results in the election.
Ziobro graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration of Jagiellonian University. He did not complete his PhD.[2] He was a member of the Lower House (Sejm) legislature from 2001 to 2005. Due to his proclaimed "battle against corruption", he became one of the more popular, but also polarizing, politicians in Poland. His uncompromising approach and publicized prosecutions earned him the title Man of the year 2006, awarded by Wprost magazine. However, some of his policies were repeatedly characterized as partisan and overzealous by local and international press, including The Economist.[3][4]
In 2007, the former Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration Janusz Kaczmarek, allegedly linked to the Andrzej Lepper bribery case, was forced to resign. He subsequently made a series of attacks on members of the government, especially Ziobro.[5] In a media confrontation with the vice-PM Andrzej Lepper, Ziobro revealed that he had secretly recorded a conversation with Lepper.[6] In 2009 European Parliament election in Poland, he was elected in the Kraków constituency as an MEP. He received 335,933 votes, representing the second highest score in the country.[7]
- ^ "Zbigniew Ziobro poza rządem. Wiemy, kto go zastąpi". wydarzenia.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ Zbigniew Ziobro. Determinator z wytycznymi. Krzysztof Burnetko. Ludzie Roku 2007. Polityka. 27 grudnia 2006.
- ^ Bad habits, The Economist, September 27, 2007
- ^ Squeaky if not clean, The Economist, September 6, 2007
- ^ "Szokujące przecieki z przesłuchania Kaczmarka" [Shocking leaks from Kaczmarek's interrogation]. gazetapl. August 22, 2007.
- ^ "Lepper: To Ziobro rządził dyktafonem, nie odwrotnie" [Lepper: It was Ziobro who ruled the recorder, not the other way around]. gazetapl. August 13, 2007.
- ^ "Wybory do Parlamentu Europejskiego 2009" [2009 European Parliament elections]. pe2009.pkw.gov.pl.