Bogusław Sonik
| Bogusław Sonik | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Poland |
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Assumed office 2004-07-30 |
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| Born | 1953-12-03 Kraków |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Political party | People's Party (Civic Platform) |
| Spouse(s) | Liliana Sonik |
| Children | Janeczka Jacek |
| Residence | Kraków |
| Occupation | Politician, journalist |
| Profession | Politician |
| Website | http://boguslawsonik.pl |
Bogusław Sonik (born 3 December 1953 in Kraków) is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Lesser Poland Voivodeship and Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship with the Civic Platform, part of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.
Sonik is a substitute for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, a member of the delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) and a substitute for the delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries.
As a student in the 1970s he became active in anti-communist opposition. He was a member of Beczka, a university chaplaincy run by the Dominicans. He also cooperated with Komitet Obrony Robotników (Committee for the Protection of Workers). Following the death of his friend Staszek Pyjas he and his other friends from the opposition founded Studencki Komitet Solidarności (Student Committee of Solidarity). 1980 saw his active participation in the creation and organization of the independent trade union Solidarity. He was the vice-president of the Małopolska region Solidarity management until 1982. He was the chairman of the Małopolska region delegation to the 1st National Assembly of the Independent Solidarity Trade Union. He was interned on the first day of martial law. in 1983 he started working in Znak publishing house and was one of the founders of a socio-cultural magazine called Arka published in the underground press.
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