Jan Klawiter

Jan Klawiter (born 10 November 1950) is a Polish politician. Since 2015 he has been a member of the Sejm from the parliamentary constituency of Gdynia. He was also mayor of his hometown of Rumia for ten years.

Personal life Klawiter is of Kashubian descent. In 1973, he graduated from Gdańsk University of Technology and received his PhD when he defended his doctoral dissertation in 1982, on the implementation of liquid chromatographs. In 1977, he married Urszula Wruk. In 1979 the couple had twins, although both died during birth. In 1983, their daughter Małgorzata was born.

Political career Klawiter served as mayor of his hometown of Rumia from 1992 to 2002. In 2014 he ran as a candidate from the PiS list for the European Parliament, and later for the regional council. In 2015 he was elected to the Sejm.