Andrzej Szewiński (born 20 February 1970) is a Polish former professional volleyball player (198 cm, opposite hitter), sport activist and politician. He is the son of the sprinter Irena Szewińska.
Career as sportsman From 1989/90 to 2004/05 (altogether 16 seasons), he played for AZS Częstochowa, Bipop Brescia, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Beşiktaş JK and Galatasaray S.K.
Political activity From 2006 to 2007, he was a councilor of the Silesian Regional Assembly from PO. In the parliamentary election in 2007 he was elected to a Senate in Częstochowa district, receiving 81,777 votes. Later he joined Civic Platform. In the parliamentary election in 2011, he won 37,471 votes and again won a seat to Senate from Częstochowa district. In 2014, he ran for the presidency of Częstochowa, taking 4th place out of 7 candidates. In 2015, Artur Warzocha defeated him in his senatorial reelection bid. On 30 December 2015, he replaced Krzysztof Łoziński as the vice-president of Częstochowa. In 2018, he ran unsuccessfully for the regional assembly. In the parliamentary election in 2019 he was elected to Sejm in Częstochowa district.
References
Biography on Polish parliament website