Bronisław Komorowski: Polish politician, president of Poland
Bronisław Maria Komorowski (born 4 June 1952, Oborniki Śląskie) is a Polish centre-right politician and the ex-President of Poland.
He was elected on 5 July 2010, after President Lech Kaczyński died in a plane crash near Smolensk, Russia.
Bronisław Komorowski | |
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| 5th President of Poland | |
| In office 6 August 2010 – 6 August 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Donald Tusk Ewa Kopacz |
| Preceded by | Grzegorz Schetyna (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Andrzej Duda |
| In office 10 April 2010 – 8 July 2010 Acting | |
| Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
| Preceded by | Lech Kaczyński |
| Succeeded by | Bogdan Borusewicz (Acting) |
| Marshal of the Sejm | |
| In office 5 November 2007 – 8 July 2010 | |
| President | Lech Kaczyński |
| Prime Minister | Jarosław Kaczyński Donald Tusk |
| Preceded by | Ludwik Dorn |
| Succeeded by | Grzegorz Schetyna |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office 16 June 2000 – 19 October 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Jerzy Buzek |
| Preceded by | Janusz Onyszkiewicz |
| Succeeded by | Jerzy Szmajdziński |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bronisław Maria Komorowski 4 June 1952 Oborniki Śląskie, Poland |
| Political party | Independent (2010–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Civic Platform (2001–2010) Conservative People's Party (Before 2001) |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Dziadzia(m. 1977) |
| Children | Zofia Aleksandra (b. 1979) Tadeusz Jan (b. 1981) Maria Anna (b. 1983) Piotr Zygmunt (b. 1986) Elżbieta Jadwiga (b. 1989) |
| Residence | Belweder |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
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Previously, Komorowski, who is a member of the Sejm since 1989, was an opposition activist during a period of communist rule, Minister of Defense (2000-2001) and Marshal of the Sejm (2007-2010).
A member of the old Polish nobility, he's related to, among others, General Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski, who led the Warsaw uprising during World War II, and to Crown Princess Mathilde of Belgium.
References
Other websites
- The only Official Biography of Bronisław Komorowski(in English)
- The official website of the President of the Republic of Poland
- Polish Lower House Archived 2000-10-30 at the Wayback Machine (in English – Polish version)
- Civic Platform (in Polish)
- Wprost 24 (in Polish)
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