Early Life and Early Political Career
Pawlak was born in the village of Model, Masovian Voivodeship. He is a graduate of the Warsaw University of Technology. While he was a student and during martial law in 1981 he actively participated in strikes.
After graduation (1984) he became a computer teacher in Kamionka (near Pacyna).
His political career began in 1985, when he joined the United People's Party. After 1990, like many UPP members, he joined the UPP's successor, the Polish People's Party.
He was elected from UPP office to the Contract Sejm (1989) and has remained a member of Sejm since then. He became leader (Prezes) of the UPP in 1991.
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