Adam Piotr Bodnar (born 6 January 1977) is a Polish lawyer , educator , human rights activist and politician who currently serves as Minister of Justice . He was the 7th Polish Ombudsman from 2015 until July 2021.
15-2122: Bodnar or Bodnár is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adam Bodnar , Polish Ombudsman Alexandru Bodnar , Romanian archer András Bodnár , Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer Andrew Bodnar (born 1954), English bass guitarist Gizella Bodnár , Hungarian criminal Gus Bodnar , Canadian ice hockey player Janet Bodnar , American journalist Lajos Bodnar , Hungarian sprint canoeist László Bodnár , Hungarian footballer Leslie Bodnar , American surgeon Lisa Bodnar , American nutritional and perinatal epidemiologist Łukasz Bodnar , Polish cyclist Maciej Bodnar , Polish cyclist Morris Bodnar , Canadian politician Olga Bodnar , Ukrainian politician Sándor Bodnár , Hungarian footballer Vladimir Bodnar , Transnistrian politician See also [ edit ] Bondar v t e Surnames derived from occupation Cooper and its specializations English Cooper , Cowper [REDACTED] German/Yiddish Kubel , Kübler , Kiefer , Kieffer , Küfner , Küffner , Ganter Fassbender , Fassbinder , Fässler , Bender , Binder Böttcher/Boettcher , Böttger , Büttner , Bittner , Bodner Schäffler , Scheffler , Schedler , Schoeffler Reif , Reiff Other Germanic De Kuyper , Kuperus , Kuiper/Kuijper/Kuyper , Kuipers / Kuijpers / Kuypers , Cuypers De Cuyper Bødker ( Bodker ) Romance Tonnelier Cubero , Botero Bottero , Botteri , Bottaro , Bottai Butnaru , Dogaru Slavic Bečvář Bednarz , Bednarski , Bednarek , Bednarczyk , Bednář , Bednařík Bodnar Bondar , Bondarenko , Bondarik , Bondarchuk , Bondarev , Bondarevsky , Bondarewski Bocharov , Bochkarev /Bochkaryov Baltic Kubilius , Mucenieks Other Kádár , Bodnár (Hungarian from Slavic), Pütsep [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
30-584: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Adam Bodnar He was born into Polish – Ukrainian family. His Ukrainian father, as a child, was forcibly displaced from a village near Sanok to north-west Poland in Operation Vistula . In 2000, he graduated in law from the University of Warsaw and in 2001 he obtained the Master of Law degree in the field of comparative constitutional law from
45-688: The Central European University in Budapest . He also completed a course in European Law co-organized with Cambridge University as well as American Law co-organized with the University of Florida at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw. In 2006, he received a PhD degree from the University of Warsaw on the basis of his dissertation entitled Multi-level Citizenship in
60-581: The Civic Platform , Democratic Left Alliance and Polish People's Party . During his tenure he brought a number of local governments to court for their introduction of the controversial LGBT-free zones , which met with criticism from the ruling conservative Law and Justice party. In 2018, he was awarded the Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize for the promotion of the fundamental human rights of intellectual and political freedom. In 2017-2019
75-570: The Senate ) could not agree on a successor. On 15 April 2021, the Constitutional Tribunal issued a ruling that he should stay in office for at most three further months. In the 2023 parliamentary elections he ran as a Civic Coalition candidate (as part of Senate Pact 2023 ) for the Senate from the constituency no. 44 . He received 628,442 votes and was elected senator. In the same year he
90-413: The surname Bednarik . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bednarik&oldid=1175566150 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
105-409: The surname Bodnar . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bodnar&oldid=1011255595 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
120-1696: The 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul Nina Bednarik (born 1982), Slovenian skier Robert G. Bednarik (born 1944), Australian archaeologist Teréz Bednarik (born 1957), Hungarian rower See also [ edit ] Chuck Bednarik Award , an award presented annually to the defensive collegiate football player adjudged by the Maxwell Football Club v t e Surnames derived from occupation Cooper and its specializations English Cooper , Cowper [REDACTED] German/Yiddish Kubel , Kübler , Kiefer , Kieffer , Küfner , Küffner , Ganter Fassbender , Fassbinder , Fässler , Bender , Binder Böttcher/Boettcher , Böttger , Büttner , Bittner , Bodner Schäffler , Scheffler , Schedler , Schoeffler Reif , Reiff Other Germanic De Kuyper , Kuperus , Kuiper/Kuijper/Kuyper , Kuipers / Kuijpers / Kuypers , Cuypers De Cuyper Bødker ( Bodker ) Romance Tonnelier Cubero , Botero Bottero , Botteri , Bottaro , Bottai Butnaru , Dogaru Slavic Bečvář Bednarz , Bednarski , Bednarek , Bednarczyk , Bednář , Bednařík Bodnar Bondar , Bondarenko , Bondarik , Bondarchuk , Bondarev , Bondarevsky , Bondarewski Bocharov , Bochkarev /Bochkaryov Baltic Kubilius , Mucenieks Other Kádár , Bodnár (Hungarian from Slavic), Pütsep [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
135-618: The Civil Rights Ombudsman Adam Bodnar supported the 'Let's Kick Racism Out Of Stadiums' tournament, organized by "Never Again" Association at the Pol'and'Rock Festival (also known as Polish Woodstock), the biggest open-air free music festival in Europe. Bodnar officially inaugurated the tournaments, personally refereed during the games and took part in the matches. He participated in a meeting organised by "Never Again" Association during
150-675: The European Constitutional Sphere . In 2019, he obtained habilitation at his alma mater. He worked as an assistant professor at the Department of Human Rights of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw as well as academic teacher at the SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw. In the 1990s he collaborated with the anti-racist "Never Again" Association . Until 2004, he worked at
165-794: The Panoptykon Foundation as well as Director of the Zbigniew Hołda Association. He was also a member of the board of directors of the UN Fund for Victims of Torture. In 2011 he was awarded with the Tolerance Prize by the Polish LGBT organizations and in 2013 he received a scholarship within the scope of German Marshall Memorial Fellowship programme. In 2015, he was appointed as the Polish Ombudsman after receiving endorsement of
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#1732851734947180-661: The Weil, Gotshal & Manges law office. He then became a member of the Helsinki Human Rights Foundation (Polish: Helsińska Fundacja Praw Człowieka ). In 2008, he served as an expert at the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) where he specialized in the observance of human rights in Poland. In 2010, he was appointed deputy director of the Helsinki Human Rights Foundation. He also served as chairman of
195-651: The award motivating his decision by the Nazi past of the award founder's father. In September 2020, he was awarded the French Order of Legion of Honour for guarding the civic rights and values in Poland. Bodnar has appeared in leading universities' events including at Yale. Bodnar's five-year term of office expired in September 2020. The two chambers of the Polish parliament (the Sejm and
210-650: The festival and spoke about the cases of homophobic violence in Poland. In 2019, he was awarded the Rule of Law Award conferred by the World Justice Project for his "outstanding efforts in strengthening the rule of law in difficult circumstances". He dedicated the award to Karol Modzelewski . The same year he received the Human Dignity Award from the Roland Berger Foundation ; however, he declined
225-590: Was appointed as the minister of justice in the Donald Tusk's cabinet . Bednarik Bednarik is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Chuck Bednarik (1925–2015), former professional American football player Daniel Bednárik (born 1994), Slovak footballer Elena Alexandrina Bednarik (1883–1939), Romanian painter and art teacher Ignat Bednarik (1882–1963), Romanian painter Miloslav Bednařík (1965–1989), shooter who represented Czechoslovakia at
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