Magdalena Filiks

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Magdalena Filiks
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Member of Sejm 2019-2023
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Born (1978-12-08) 8 December 1978 (age 46)
Political party Civic Platform

Magdalena Filiks (born 8 December 1978) is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm (9th term) representing the constituency of Szczecin in 2019. [1] [2] [3]

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Personal life and education

Filiks was born in Barlinek in 1978. She studied at the University of Szczecin for a Bachelor of Arts (Management and Marketing), graduating in 2001, and for Masters of Arts (Management and Marketing), graduating in 2003. [3]

Suicide of Mikolaj Filiks

Her son Mikolaj, aged 15, committed suicide in February 2023 after Radio Szczecin, part of the state-run broadcaster Polskie Radio network, released a report that led to his identification as a victim of pedophile. In an ensuing controversy, the ruling Law and Justice Party was accused by the opposition of releasing the report to obtain political gain as the convicted man was a former Civic Platform member, election candidate, and an LGBT activist. [4] Law and Justice supporters in turn have responded with accusations that the Civic Platform deliberately covered up the conviction and that the suicide was being used by the opposition for political gain. Poland's National Broadcasting Council launched an inquiry to examine if the broadcast endangered the child's welfare. [5]

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References

  1. "Magdalena Filiks". Sejm (in Polish). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. "Sejm – List of candidates receiving mandates". 2019 Polish Elections Results (in Polish). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 www.sejm.gov.pl https://www.sejm.gov.pl/Sejm9.nsf/posel.xsp?id=082 . Retrieved 2024-05-29.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Lesniara, Tomasz (2023-03-07). "MP's Son Dies By Suicide After Being Identified As Victim of Sexual Abuse". VICE. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  5. Henley, Jon (7 March 2023). "Poland's ruling party under fire after suicide of opposition MP's son". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 March 2023.