Janusz Korwin-Mikke | |
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Chairman of New Hope | |
In office 22 January 2015 – 15 October 2022 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Sławomir Mentzen |
Member of the Sejm | |
In office 12 November 2019 – 12 November 2023 | |
Constituency | Warsaw I |
In office 25 November 1991 – 31 May 1993 | |
Constituency | Poznań 18 |
Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 1 July 2014 – 1 March 2018 | |
Constituency | Katowice |
Personal details | |
Born | Janusz Ryszard Korwin-Mikke 27 October 1942 Warsaw, General Governorate, German Reich (German-occupied Poland) |
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Children | 8 |
Alma mater | University of Warsaw (MPhil) |
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Janusz Ryszard Korwin-Mikke (Polish: [ˈjanuʂ ˈkɔrvʲin ˈmʲikkɛ]; born 27 October 1942),[2] also known by his initials JKM or simply as Korwin, is a Polish far-right[3][4][5][6] politician, paleolibertarian[7][8][9] and author. He was a member of the European Parliament from 2014 until 2018. He was the leader of the Congress of the New Right (KNP),[10] which was formed in 2011 from Liberty and Lawfulness, which he led from its formation in 2009, and the Real Politics Union, which he led from 1990 to 1997 and from 1999 to 2003. He was the chairman of the party KORWiN until his resignation on 15 October 2022, and from 2019 to 2023 a member of the Sejm, elected from the electoral list of Confederation Liberty and Independence.