Róża Thun
Róża von Thun und Hohenstein | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie | |
| In office 14 July 2009 – 16 July 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Róża Maria Woźniakowska 13 April 1954 Kraków, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Political party | Civic Platform (until 2021) Poland 2050 (since 2021) |
| Other political affiliations | Renew Europe |
| Spouse | Franz von Thun-Hohenstein |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Jagiellonian University |
| Occupation | Politician |
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| Website | www.rozathun.pl |
Róża Maria Thun (Róża Maria Barbara Fürstin von Thun und Hohenstein, née Woźniakowska, born 13 April 1954), is a Polish politician, more usually known as Róża Thun than by her formal style of Countess and from 1990 her style changed to Princess.
Thun has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Poland, representing Civic Platform since 2009, being returned to Brussels at the 2014 European elections.
Previously, Róża Thun was involved in two anti-communist organizations (the Student Committee of Solidarity and the Workers' Defence Committee) in the People's Republic of Poland.
After the fall of Communism, she was the chairwoman of the Polish Robert Schuman Foundation, a non-governmental organization promoting European integration.
Thun was also the head of the European Commission representation to Poland between 2005 and 2009. Since 2011 she has been Vice President of the European Movement International.