Senat approves Bodnar as ombudsman
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Senat, the upper chamber of the Polish parliament, has approvedAdam Bodnar's candidacy for ombudsman. He will replace Irena Lipowicz, whose a five-year-long tenure has ended. As many as 41 senators backed him, while 39 were against and two abstained.
In July, Bodnar was picked by the Sejm, beating his contender, Zofia Romaszewska.
Adam Bodnar is a deputy chair of the board of the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights. In 2006, he received the title of Doctor of Laws. Between 1999 and 2004, he was employed at the Warsaw office of the law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges. He has been working with the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights since November 2004.
