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4 unusual facts about Roman Giertych


Roman Giertych

His uncle on his father's side is Wojciech Giertych, O.P., Theologian of the Pontifical Household and professor of theology at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum in Rome.

His teacher of biology recalls him questioning the validity of the theory of evolution; a stance that he carried away from his family home, especially his father Maciej Giertych (a Ph.D. in forest genetics), a notable creationist.

Roman Giertych comes from a family of Polish politicians, being a son of Maciej Giertych and a grandson of Jędrzej Giertych.

School violence

In 2006, in response to the suicide of a girl after she was sexually molested in school, the Polish Minister of Education, Roman Giertych, launched a "zero tolerance" school reform.



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League of Polish Families

Roman Giertych's father, Maciej Giertych, also a member of LPR, is a former member of the European Parliament.