Władysław Frasyniuk

Władysław Frasyniuk (born 25 November 1954 in Wrocław) is a Polish politician, former activist of Solidarity trade union, and former chairman of the Partia Demokratyczna – demokraci.pl political party.

For his activity he was arrested, spent time in jail and was released under a general amnesty in 1986.

In 1990 he was a cofounder of the Citizens' Movement for Democratic Action (Ruch Obywatelski Akcja Demokratyczna, ROAD) (1990–1991).

He became one of the founders and the first chairman of the newest incarnation of that party, Partia Demokratyczna – demokraci.pl (2005–present).

Since Law and Justice came into power in Poland, Frasyniuk has been actively engaged in protests against their policy.