Malgorzata Tkacz-Janik

Education

Tkacz-Janik studied at the University of Silesia.

Career

Together with Dariusz Szwed she led Poland"s green party Greens 2004 between 2010 and 2011. In 2000 she received a Doctor of Philosophy in philology. Her thesis was titled Advertisement message as contemporary communication genre.

She worked as academic teacher and freelance journalist.

Achievements

• In local elections in 2010 she won a seat in the regional parliament of Silesia.

Politics

She ran on a Social Democratic ballot, following an official electoral agreement between the Greens and the Democratic Left Alliance.

Membership

Since November 2010 she has been a member of the regional parliament of Silesia. In 2003, Tkacz-Janik was among founding members of Greens 2004 and since April 2010 has been co-leader of the party.