| Jacek Żalek | |
| Nationality: | Polish |
| Office: | Member of the Sejm |
| Term Start: | 5 November 2007 |
| Term End: | 12 November 2023 |
| Constituency: | 24 – Białystok |
| Birth Date: | 13 January 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Białystok |
Jacek Żalek (born 13 January 1973 in Białystok)[1] is a Polish politician. He is a member of the VI, VII, VIII and IX Sejm.[2] [3] [4] He is also a member of the Agreement political party.
During the 2020 Polish presidential election campaign Żalek has stated in a live television broadcast that "LGBT are not people, it's an ideology". He then said that there were homosexuals before the LGBT movement, after which he was kicked from the studio.[5] [6] He later stated that making it seem that he said "LGBT aren't people" was a manipulation on the part of the journalist. [7]