Magdalena Biejat

Magdalena Agnieszka Biejat (born 11 January 1982)[1] is a Polish translator of Spanish-language literature, social and political activist, feminist, and a member of the Sejm for Warsaw I. She is one of the co-leaders of Left Together.[2]

Magdalena Biejat
Magdalena Biejat (2019)
Co-chair of Left Together
Assumed office
27 November 2022
Serving with Adrian Zandberg
Member of the Sejm
Assumed office
13 October 2019
ConstituencyWarsaw I
Personal details
Born11 January 1982
Warsaw, Poland
Political partyLeft Together
OccupationPolitician

Life

Magdalena Biejat studied sociology at the University of Granada and Complutense University of Madrid. Professionally she was a translator of Spanish-language literature. She is also associated with non-governmental organizations, inclduing Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (Poland)

In 2015, she joined Left Together and sat on the council of the Warsaw district.

In 2019, she became deputy chairman of The Left political alliance.[1]

She has participated in multiple strikes against the tightening of the Polish abortion law and in Polish Pride Parades. On November 19, 2020, during one of the protests, she was attacked with tear gas by a policeman, despite not posing any threat and despite showing her MP ID. The worrying situation raised concerns about the brutality of the Polish police during street protests.[3]

In 2022, she became one of the co-leaders of Left Together.[2]

Personal life

She lives in the Praga district of Warsaw. She is married[4] and mother of two children. She is a vegetarian[5]

See also

References
  1. "Magdalena Biejat". sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  2. "Magdalena Biejat i Adrian Zandberg nowymi współprzewodniczącymi Partii Razem". wydarzenia.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  3. "Policja użyła gazu wobec posłanki Biejat i demonstrujących". partiarazem.pl. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  4. Aleksandra Pawlicka (2019-12-08). "Magdalena Biejat. "Serce po lewej stronie mam po pradziadku"". newsweek.pl. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  5. Jakub Chełmiński (2019-10-14). "Adrian Zandberg i dwie posłanki Lewicy z Warszawy". wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
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