Jerzy Jan Wenderlich (pronounced ; born 22 April 1954 in

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) is a Polish politician. He was initially elected to

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in 1993, representing the

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, and was reelected in 1997,

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, 2005 and 2007. In the 2004 European Parliament elections he was a candidate of

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from Kuyavian-Pomeranian constituency. He polled 17,885 votesDz.U. 2004 nr 137 poz. 1460
. Page 13. Accessdate on 2009-05-21. and was not elected. He recontested the elections to the Sejm, on 25 September 2005, getting 10,761 votes in 5

district as a candidate from the

list. He was reelected again at the 2007 parliamentary elections.

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- includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches. 1954 births Living people People from Toruń Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz alumni Democratic Left Alliance politicians Deputy Marshals of the Sejm of the Third Polish Republic Members of the Polish Sejm 1993–1997 Members of the Polish Sejm 1997–2001 Members of the Polish Sejm 2001–2005 Members of the Polish Sejm 2005–2007 Members of the Polish Sejm 2007–2011 Democratic Left Alliance MEPs MEPs for Poland 2004 Members of the Polish Sejm 2011–2015 {{Poland-MEP-stub

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