Sławomir Mentzen
Polish economist and politician (born 1986)
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- Sławomir Jerzy Mentzen ( Polish: [swaˈvɔmir ˈmɛnt͡sɛn] ; born 20 November 1986) is a Polish politician, entrepreneur and tax advisor.
- He serves as the chairman of the libertarian political party New Hope and as one of the leaders of the far-right Confederation Liberty and Independence coalition.
- He originally studied Computer Science at Jagiellonian University (UJ) though he later pursued theoretical physics and graduated with a Licentiate while also studying economic studies.
- His doctoral thesis, which he defended in 2015, concerned the issue of public debt.
- He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Toruń and the National Chamber of Tax Advisors.
Sławomir Jerzy Mentzen (Polish: [swaˈvɔmir ˈmɛnt͡sɛn] ; born 20 November 1986) is a Polish politician, entrepreneur and tax advisor. He placed third in the 2025 Polish presidential election. He serves as the chairman of the libertarian political party New Hope and as one of the leaders of the far-right Confederation Liberty and Independence coalition.
Early life and education
Mentzen was born in Toruń, Poland where he completed The Academic High School in Toruń. He originally studied Computer Science at Jagiellonian University (UJ) though he later pursued theoretical physics and graduated with a Licentiate while also studying economic studies. He later graduated with a PhD in economics at the Nicolaus Copernicus University. His doctoral thesis, which he defended in 2015, concerned the issue of public debt.
Business career
He runs several accounting offices and owns a tax consultancy office as well as a hunting shop and a craft brewery in Toruń. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Toruń and the National Chamber of Tax Advisors.
Political career
Mentzen began his political career in 2007 by joining the Real Politics Union (UPR), serving for two years as the president of the party's branch in Toruń before suspending his activities within the party. He decided to re-enter politics after the success of Paweł Kukiz in 2015, as he tried to get on the electoral lists of the Kukiz'15 party.
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