Konstanty Bronisław Miodowicz (9 January 1951 – 23 August 2013) was a Polish politician. He was a member of
Sejm
The Sejm (), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (), is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral parliament of Poland.
The Sejm has been the highest governing body of the Third Polish Republic since the Polish People' ...
from 1997 until mid-2013, mostly as a candidate from the
Civic Platform
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.
Biography
Miodowicz was born in
Gniewkowo. A trained
ethnographer, he graduated the Faculty of Philosophy and History at the
Jagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian University (, UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by Casimir III the Great, King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and one of the List of oldest universities in con ...
in 1982. He also completed postgraduate studies in
didactic method
A didactic method (from ''didáskein'', "to teach") is a teaching method that follows a consistent scientific approach or educational style to present information to students. The didactic method of instruction is often contrasted with dialecti ...
s and
pedagogy
Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political, and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...
at the University School of Physical Education in Kraków in 1986.
While in the fourth and fifth terms of the Sejm, starting in July 2004, he was elected to an inquiry commission to investigate
Orlengate and questioned several people including
Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz.
In May 2013, he collapsed while walking his dog in
Busko-Zdrój
Busko-Zdrój () is a spa town in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, southern Poland. It is the capital of Busko County. As of December 2021, it has a population of 15,310.
History
The origin of Busko goes back to the 12th century, when a group of sh ...
. He was taken to a hospital where he underwent
neurosurgery
Neurosurgery or neurological surgery, known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the specialty (medicine), medical specialty that focuses on the surgical treatment or rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system ...
for a
cerebral hemorrhage
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), also known as hemorrhagic stroke, is a sudden bleeding into the tissues of the brain (i.e. the parenchyma), into its ventricles, or into both. An ICH is a type of bleeding within the skull and one kind of stro ...
. He woke from a coma on 6 May. He returned to the hospital later in May for complications from surgery.
Konstanty Miodowicz w ciężkim stanie. Apel o dobrowolne oddawanie krwi
He never fully recovered and died on 23 August 2013 at the age of 62.
Honors
* 1993: Gold Cross of Merit
* 1995: Knight's Cross
See also
* Members of Polish Sejm 2005-2007
* Members of Polish Sejm 2007-2011
References
External links
Konstanty Miodowicz - parliamentary page
- includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches.
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1951 births
2013 deaths
Civic Platform politicians
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