Bronisław Komorowski
Bronisław Maria Komorowski (Polish pronunciation: [brɔˈɲiswaf kɔmɔˈrɔfskʲi] ⓘ; born 4 June 1952) is a Polish politician and historian who served as President of Poland from 2010 to 2015.
Bronisław Komorowski | |
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Official portrait, 2013 | |
| 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 |
| Acting 10 April 2010 – 8 July 2010 | |
| 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 | |
| Preceded by | Ludwik Dorn |
| Succeeded by | Grzegorz Schetyna |
| Deputy Marshal of the Sejm | |
| In office 25 October 2005 – 4 November 2007 | |
| Marshal | Marek Jurek Ludwik Dorn |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office 16 June 2000 – 19 October 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Jerzy Buzek |
| Preceded by | Janusz Onyszkiewicz |
| Succeeded by | Jerzy Szmajdziński |
| Member of the Sejm | |
| In office 25 November 1991 – 8 July 2010 | |
| Constituency | 20 – Warsaw II (1997-2010) 32 – Piła (1993-1997) 36 – Katowice (1991-1993) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bronisław Maria Komorowski 4 June 1952 Oborniki Śląskie, Polish People's Republic |
| Political party | Independent (2010–present) |
| Other political affiliations | UD (before 1994) UW (1994–1997) SKL (before 2001) PO (2001–2010) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
| Awards | List of honours and awards |
| Signature | |
Komorowski served as Minister of Defence from 2000 to 2001. As Marshal of the Sejm, Komorowski exercised the powers and duties of head of state following the death of President Lech Kaczyński in a plane crash on 10 April 2010. Komorowski was then the governing Civic Platform party's candidate in the resulting presidential election, which he won in the second round of voting on 4 July 2010. He was sworn in as president on 6 August 2010. Komorowski thus became the second person to serve on two occasions as Polish head of state since 1918, after Maciej Rataj. On 25 May 2015, Komorowski conceded the presidency of Poland to the rival candidate Andrzej Duda, after the latter won the second round of the 2015 presidential election.