Włodzimierz Skalik
Włodzimierz Skalik | |
|---|---|
 Skalik in 2023 | |
| Member of the Sejm | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2023 | |
| Constituency | 21 – Opole |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 June 1959 Radomsko |
| Political party | Confederation of the Polish Crown |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | National Defence University of Warsaw |
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Włodzimierz Skalik (born 10 June 1959)[1] is a Polish politician, businessman and pilot who serves as a member of the 10th term Sejm.
Early life and education
Skalik was born in Radomsko.[1] He studied at the National Defense University of Warsaw.[2][3]
Skalik began his aviation training at the Częstochowa Aero Club (a regional branch of the Polish Aero Club) in 1975.[3] In March 2010, he was elected president of the Polish Aero Club, a position he held until March 2018. Also in 2010, Skalik became one of the vice-presidents of the World Air Sports Federation (FAI).[2][4]
Political career
In 2006, Skalik was elected as a councilor of the Silesian Voivodeship Sejmik from the Law and Justice party list.[2][4] In 2007, he joined the Right of the Republic.[4] He unsuccessfully ran for a parliamentary seat in the early parliamentary elections from the list of the League of Polish Families.[2] In 2018, as a representative of the Right of the Republic, Skalik ran for the Silesian Voivodeship Sejmik from the list of the Kukiz'15 committee, which did not win any seats.[4][5] In 2019, as a non-party candidate, he unsuccessfully ran for the European Parliament from the Confederation list.[4][6] In the elections in the same year, he also unsuccessfully ran for the Sejm from the Confederation list.[7]
In the 2023 parliamentary elections, Skalik won a parliamentary seat from the list of the same party, running in the Opole district and winning 15190 votes.[8]
Personal life
Skalik is married, has four children.[3]
Honours and awards
Poland :[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2005)
- Gold Cross of Merit (1995)
References
- ^ a b "Włodzimierz Skalik". www.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Włodzimierz Skalik - wiadomości, zdjęcia - wydarzenia.interia.pl". wydarzenia.interia.pl. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "W. Skalik: Mam nadzieję, że doczekamy chwili, kiedy Aeroklub RP również uzna dialog za właściwą formę kontaktu | dlapilota.pl". dlapilota.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Włodzimierz Skalik - wybory 2019: kandydat na posła w: okręg nr 28 (Częstochowa)". wnp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Wybory samorządowe 2018". wybory2018.pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Wybory do Parlamentu Europejskiego 2019". pe2019.pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2019 r." sejmsenat2019.pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w 2023 r." sejmsenat2023.pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 21 December 2024.