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Józef Zych
Senior Marshal of the Sejm
In office
8 November 2011 – 12 November 2015
Nominated byBronisław Komorowski
MarshalEwa Kopacz
Preceded byZbigniew Religa
Succeeded byKornel Morawiecki
In office
19 October 2005 – 24 October 2005
Nominated byAleksander Kwaśniewski
MarshalMarek Jurek
Preceded byAleksander Małachowski
Succeeded byZbigniew Religa
Marshal of the Sejm
In office
3 March 1995 – 19 October 1997
Preceded byJózef Oleksy
Succeeded byMaciej Płażyński
Personal details
Born (1938-03-23) 23 March 1938 (age 86)
Giedlarowa, Second Polish Republic
Political partyPolish People's Party
ProfessionLawyer

Józef Zych (pronounced [ˈjuzɛv ˈzɨx]; born 23 March 1938) is a Polish lawyer, academic, and politician of the Polish People's Party. Between 1983 and 1991, President of the National Council of Attorneys-at-law. Member of the Sejm for the United People's Party and the Polish People's Party from 1989 to 2015, Deputy Marshal of the Sejm for the first, second and fourth terms from 1991 to 1995 and 2004 to 2005, Senior Marshal of the Sejm for the fifth and seventh terms, member of the State Tribunal from 2015 to 2019 and from 2023.

Life and career

From an early age, Zych participated in scouting activities and faced legal challenges. In 1961, he received a jail sentence for non-compliance with official duties during a scout camp near Krosno Odrzańskie.

He completed his education at the Bolesław Chrobry High School in Leżajsk in 1956. He later graduated with a law degree from the Faculty of Law at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań in 1966. Under the academic supervision of Andrzej Wąsiewicz, he earned his doctorate in 1976, specialising in labour and social security law. He pursued a career in law, serving as an attorney at law and eventually becoming the president of the National Council of Attorneys-at-law between 1983 and 1991.

Zych’s political career began with his membership in the United People's Party in 1975, and he was elected as a Member of Parliament for the party in 1989. He played significant roles in various committees and councils, including the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Remembrance. He was instrumental in transforming the Polish People’s Party, serving in key leadership positions.

Throughout his tenure in the Sejm, Zych held various prestigious positions, including Deputy Marshal and Marshal, and was actively involved in adopting the 1997 Constitution of the Republic of Poland. He was repeatedly elected as a Member of Parliament, serving from 1991 to 2015, and held significant roles such as Senior Marshal and chairmanship of committees.

After 2015, Zych continued his involvement in public service and academia, including positions at the State Tribunal and as an advisor at the Polish Insurance Association. He also contributed to academic work and taught at the Collegium Intermarium linked to the ultra-conservative Ordo Iuris.

References

  1. Bugajski, Janusz (2002). Political parties of Eastern Europe: a guide to politics in the post-Communist era. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 170–. ISBN 978-1-56324-676-0. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  2. "Najnowsze aktualności". www.oirp.rzeszow.pl. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
Political offices
Preceded byJózef Oleksy Marshal of the Sejm
1995–1997 		Succeeded byMaciej Płażyński
Sejm Marshals of the Third Republic of Poland
Deputy Marshals of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (Third Republic)
1st term (1991–1993)
2nd term (1993–1997)
3rd term (1997–2001)
4th term (2001–2005)
5th term (2005–2007)
6th term (2007–2011)
7th term (2011–2015)
8th term (2015–2019)
9th term (2019–2023)
10th term (2023-)
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