Jolanta Fedak

Jolanta Fedak
Minister of Labour and Social Policy
In office
16 November 2007 – 18 November 2011
Prime Minister Donald Tusk
Preceded by Joanna Kluzik-Rostkowska
Succeeded by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz
Personal details
Born (1960-09-21) 21 September 1960
Żary
Nationality Polish
Political party Polish People's Party
Alma mater University of Wrocław

Jolanta Beata Fedak (born 21 September 1960) is a Polish politician who served as Minister of Labour and Social Policy from 2007 to 2011. Born in Żary, she graduated with a degree in political science from the University of Wrocław. She joined the Polish People's Party (PSL) in the 1990s, and led the office out of the city of Zielona Góra. Fedak later became Deputy Marshal of Lubusz Voivodeship for the party with a focus on social issues, and has since become one of the four vice-chairmen of the party's Executive Committee.[1]

Fedak first ran for the Sejm in 2001, then ran for the Senate in 2005; both attempts were unsuccessful. She also ran for mayor of Zielona Góra in 2006 and the Polish Senate in 2007. In the latter race, she finished 9th out of 12 candidates with 45,719 votes.[2] Despite losing the election, she was appointed as Minister of Labour and Social Policy under Donald Tusk as a result of a coalition between the PSL and Tusk's Civic Platform; she served in that position until 2011.[3]

After her term as Labour Minister ended, Fedak was an advisor to Deputy Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak until his term ended in 2012. Shortly afterward, Fedak was appointed as a councilor of Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych.[4] In 2014, she ran for a spot in the European parliament as a member of the PSL. While she finished first in her constituency out of 10 candidates with 6,906 votes, the party did not have enough votes as a whole; they received 4 seats for 13 constituencies. She was also unsuccessful in a bid for the Sejm during the 2015 parliamentary elections.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Minister Jolanta Fedak". Ministry of Labour and Social Policy. 3 January 2011. Archived from the original on 4 January 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Zielona Góra, okr. 8". Wybory do Senatu. 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2017. (in Polish)
  3. ↑ Łukasiewicz, Artur (5 November 2007). "Minister pracy - Jolanta Fedak". Gazeta.pl. Retrieved 5 November 2017. (in Polish)
  4. ↑ "Jolanta Fedak, była minister pracy i polityki społecznej została radcą prezesa ZUS - donosi "Fakt"". Wprost. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2017. (in Polish)
  5. ↑ "Komitet Wyborczy Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe". Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza. 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2017. (in Polish)
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