Ryszard Terlecki

Ryszard Terlecki
Deputy Marshal of the Sejm
In office
12 November 2015 – 12 November 2023
Head of the Law and Justice Parliamentary Caucus
In office
10 November 2015 – 12 November 2023
Preceded byMariusz Błaszczak
Succeeded byMariusz Błaszczak
Personal details
BornRyszard Iwon Terlecki
(1949-09-02) 2 September 1949
PartyLaw and Justice
Other political
affiliations
Development Plus (since 2026)
Children3
EducationJagiellonian University
ProfessionHistorian
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website

Ryszard Iwon Terlecki (born 2 September 1949) is a Polish politician, the Parliamentary Caucus Head of the Law and Justice party between 2015–2023. Terlecki, a historian and professor of humanities, lectures at the Pontifical University of John Paul II. He is a member of the Sejm, serving since 2007.[1] He served as the Deputy Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland 2015–2023.

Personal life

He is the son of writer and journalist Olgierd Terlecki who was a secret collaborator of the Security Service in PRL for 35 years, and his wife Janina. In his youth, he was a participant in the hippie movement and one of the precursors of this youth subculture in Poland. He was known in the environment under the pseudonym Pies (pol. Dog).[2] Then he took part in opposition movements - as a co-worker of Workers' Defence Committee, member of "Solidarity" independent trade union, and journalist in underground press. He was married twice, and has three children from his first marriage.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Official website". ryszardterlecki.pl. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Były hipis został szefem klubu PiS. Jego eksdziewczyna Kora opowiadała, jak razem palili trawkę". 10 November 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Biography". Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.