Róża Thun, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Polish politician, member of the European Parliament
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Place of Birth: Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
About Róża Thun
- Róza Maria Thun (Róza Maria Barbara Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein, née Wozniakowska, born 13 April 1954), is a Polish politician, more usually known as Róza Thun, than by her formal style of Countess. Thun has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Poland, representing Civic Platform since 2009, being returned to Brussels at the 2014 European elections. Previously, Róza Thun was involved in two anti-communist organizations (the Student Committee of Solidarity and the Workers' Defence Committee) in the People's Republic of Poland.
- After the fall of Communism, she was the chairwoman of the Polish Robert Schuman Foundation, a non-governmental organization promoting European integration.
- Thun was also the head of the European Commission representation to Poland between 2005 and 2009.
- Since 2011 she has been Vice President of the European Movement International.
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