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Irena Lipowicz | |
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 Irena Lipowicz, 2024 | |
| Born | 9 June 1953 |
| Education | University of Silesia in Katowice |
| Occupations | Politician, official, diplomat |
Irena Ewa Lipowicz (born 9 June 1953) is a politician, official, diplomat, and professor at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw.[2][3]
Biography
[edit]In 1972 she passed matura.[1] In 1976 she graduated with distinction in law from the Law and Administration Faculty of the University of Silesia in Katowice.[1][3][4] In 1980 she joined Solidarity.[3] In 1981 she obtained doctorate at the University of Silesia,[4] upon dissertation Sytuacja systemu informatycznego w sferze prawa administracyjnego supervised by Karol Sobczak.[5] In 1992 she obtained habilitation.[4] From 1999 she has been employed at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw.[4] In 2020 she obtained title of professor.[4] She supervised six doctoral dissertations.[4]
In the early 1990s she was a member of Democratic Union.[6] She was member of Sejm from 1991 to 2000.[2][3] She was ambassador of Poland to Austria from 2000 to 2004.[2][3][7] She then was appointed Commissioner for Human Rights of Poland from 2010 to 2015.[2][3] In January 2015, she became the Chair of the Board of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) for the European region.[3]
Awards
[edit]- Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria (Großes Goldenes Ehrenzeichen; 1999)[3][8]
- Grzegorz Palka Award (1999)[3][9]
- Edward J. Wende Award (2005)[10]
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2009)[3][11]
- Honorary degree of the Osnabrück University (2009)[3]
- Wojciech Korfanty Award (2011)[12]
- Viadrina Award (2014)[13]
- Princess Hedwig of Silesia Award (2015)[14]
- Michał Serzycki Award (2019)[15]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Laureatka III edycji Nagrody im. Edwarda J. Wende Irena Lipowicz" (PDF). fs.siteor.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Poseł Irena Lipowicz". orka.sejm.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Dr hab. Irena Lipowicz, prof. UKSW – RPO VI kadencji". bip.brpo.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 11 February 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Prof. dr hab. Irena Ewa Lipowicz". ludzie.nauka.gov.pl. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Sytuacja systemu informatycznego w sferze prawa administracyjnego". ludzie.nauka.gov.pl. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Kto jest kim w polityce polskiej. Warszawa: PAI. 1993. p. 170. ISBN 83-223-2645-9.
- ↑ "Monitor Polski 2004 r. nr 26, poz. 436". dziennikustaw.gov.pl. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- ↑ "10542/AB XXIV. GP – Anfragebeantwortung (elektr. übermittelte Version)" (PDF). parlament.gv.at. 23 April 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2026. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- ↑ "Nagroda im. G. Palki". ligakrajowa.org.pl. 12 September 1999. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- ↑ "Fundusz im. Edwarda J. Wende". fdp.org.pl. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- ↑ "Monitor Polski 2009 r. nr 59, poz. 799". dziennikustaw.gov.pl. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ Poloczek, Ludwik (17 April 2011). "Nagrody Wojciech Korfantego w 2011 roku". zghalemba.pl. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- ↑ "Laureaci Nagrody Viadriny". europa-uni.de. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- ↑ Jasińska, Kamilla; Dudczenko, Bogumił (16 November 2015). "Święto UWr w hołdzie pionierom". uni.wroc.pl. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- ↑ "Nagrody im. Michała Serzyckiego 2019 przyznane". uodo.gov.pl. 28 January 2019. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2026.
- Living people
- 1953 births
- Academic staff of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw
- Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- University of Silesia in Katowice alumni
- Recipients of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
- Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Solidarity (Polish trade union) activists
- 20th-century Polish women politicians
- 20th-century Polish politicians
- 21st-century Polish politicians
- 21st-century Polish women politicians
- Polish women diplomats