Małgorzata Tarasiewicz

Małgorzata Tarasiewicz (born 11 August 1960) is a Polish activist, politician, and political scientist. She was a coordinator of the Polish section of Amnesty International, where she was involved with efforts to establish the International Criminal Court. Tarasiewicz has been involved in the leadership of the Polish Green Party, and has run for public office as an independent.

Career During the late 1980s, Tarasiewicz was an activist with the Freedom and Peace Movement (pl), and worked as a labour activist. She pursued university studies in Gdańsk, graduating in 1987 with a degree in political science and English. From 1991 to 1995, she was coordinator of the Polish branch of Amnesty International. In the 2018 elections, she ran again with the Free and Solidary party, again placing 4th.

Tarasiewicz was featured in the 2011 play Sprawa operacyjnego rozpoznania. In 2013, she was awarded the Cross of Freedom and Solidarity. In 2020, she received the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

Selected awards Cross of Freedom and Solidarity, Government of Poland (2013) Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Government of Poland (2020)