Janusz Palikot

Janusz Palikot
Janusz Palikot
Leader of the Palikot's Movement / Leader of the Your Movement
	In office; 2 July 2011 – 2 March 2019
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Marzenna Karkoszka; Kamil Żebrowski
Member of the Sejm
	In office; 19 October 2005 – 15 September 2015
Constituency	6 – Lublin
Personal details
Born	26 October 1964 (age 59); Biłgoraj, Poland
Political party	Your Movement (2011-2023) ; Civic Platform (2005–2011)

Janusz Marian Palikot ([ˈjanuʂ paˈlikɔt]; born 26 October 1964) is a Polish politician, activist and businessman. Palikot studied philosophy and became wealthy as a businessman who dealt with crates and distilled beverages. He was elected to Sejm on 25 September 2005 in the 6 Lublin district, running on the Civic Platform list, and was re-elected in 2007.

Palikot left Civic Platform in 2011 and founded Movement of Support, later renamed Palikot's Movement, an anti-clerical and liberal party, which won 10 percent of the vote in the 2011 parliamentary election.^[1]

^ Kulish, Nicholas (10 October 2011). "Provocateur's Strong Showing Is a Sign of a Changing Poland". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 October 2011.

[NYT_10-10-2011-1] Kulish, Nicholas (10 October 2011). "Provocateur's Strong Showing Is a Sign of a Changing Poland". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 October 2011.

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Janusz Palikot


Leader of the Palikot's Movement / Leader of the Your Movement
In office 2 July 2011 – 2 March 2019
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Marzenna Karkoszka Kamil Żebrowski
Member of the Sejm
In office 19 October 2005 – 15 September 2015
Constituency	6 – Lublin

Personal details
Born	(1964-10-26) 26 October 1964 (age 59) Biłgoraj, Poland
Political party	Your Movement (2011-2023) Civic Platform (2005–2011)