Maciej Giertych

Maciej Marian Giertych
Member of the European Parliament for Poland
In office 2004–2009
Personal details
Born	(1936-03-24) 24 March 1936 (age 88) Warsaw, Poland
Political party	League of Polish Families
Spouse	Antonina Giertych née Jachink
Alma mater	Oxford University, University of Toronto
Scientific career
Fields	Tree genetics and Tree physiology

Maciej Marian Giertych (['mat͡ɕɛj ˈmarjan ˈɡʲɛrtɨx], born 24 March 1936 in Warsaw)^[1] is a Polish dendrologist and social conservative politician of the League of Polish Families (LPR). He favours state intervention in the economy. He was a member of the Sejm (between 2001 and 2004) and a Polish member of the European Parliament (from 2004 to 2009). He was a candidate in the 2005 Polish presidential elections, but withdrew from the race because of low vote results (circa 3%). He is a notable creationist and has stated that he opposes the theory of evolution as a scientist, a geneticist, and not on religious grounds.