Jan Klimek
Jan Klimek is a Polish politician, best known as a President of Democratic Party from 1998 to 2002. He was member of Sejm for two terms.
Born in Chełm Śląski, Klimek is an economist and a businessman, who owning a large confectionery and several baking shops.
He was first elected to the Sejm in 1997, when SD was in coalition and started from Freedom Union ballots. Klimek however left Union parliamentary caucus very shortly after election in protest against forming a Union-AWS government coalition.
Before 2001 elections SD joined the Democratic Left Alliance/Labour Party coalition and Klimek won re-election. He remained in SLD caucus until 2005, when he retired from politics.
