Cezary Miżejewski was a democratic opposition activist in the 1980s, he was a member of the Robotnik Political Group, and he published the underground magazine “Praca, Płaca, BHP”. He was a founding member of the revived Polish Socialist Party.
In the years 1993-1997, he was elected as a member of the Sejm of the second term from the SLD list. He was an advisor to the Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Jerzy Hausner, and from 2004 he served as Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Economy, Labor and Social Policy, and then Secretary of State at the Ministry of Social Policy.
He was the author of several laws, including: on social employment and social cooperatives. He also became an employee of the “Opoka” social cooperative in Klucze, and was also the chairman of the National Audit Association of Social Cooperatives.
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In 2013, he became a member of the management board of the Working Community of Associations of Social Organizations (WRZOS), and then president of the management board.
From 2015, he was a member of the National Committee for the Development of Social Economy at the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, and in 2023 he became its vice-chairman. He was a co-founder of EAPN Polska.
“His merits in the field building the Polish model of social economy and social cooperatives are invaluable” wrote the association on Facebook.
Cezary Miżejewski received the Badge of Meritorious Cultural Activist for his activities in support of independent culture and the Badge of Honor for Services to Labor Protection. In 2014, he was awarded the Cross of Freedom and Solidarity.
