Franciszek Jóźwiak

Franciszek Jóźwiak (20 October 1895 – 23 October 1966) was a Polish communist politician, military commander, chief of staff of the People's Guard, the People's Army and the Citizen's Militia as well as deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Polish People's Republic and a long time member of the Politburo of the Polish United Workers' Party.

Franciszek Jóźwiak
Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
In office
16 April 1955  16 October 1956
Prime MinisterBolesław Bierut
Minister of State Control
In office
12 December 1952  16 April 1955
Preceded byPosition established after the liquidation if the Supreme Audit Office
Succeeded byRoman Zambrowski
Member of the Polish State Council
In office
9 March 1949  20 November 1952
Personal details
Born20 October 1895
Huta, Congress Poland
Died23 October 1966(1966-10-23) (aged 71)
Warsaw, Polish People's Republic
Political partyCommunist Party of Poland
Polish Workers' Party
Polish United Workers' Party
AwardsOrder of the Builders of People's Poland
2 Order of the Banner of Work
Order of Polonia Restituta
Partisan Cross
Military service
Branch/serviceGwardia Ludowa
Armia Ludowa
Polish People's Army
Milicja Obywatelska
Battles/warsFirst World War
Polish-Soviet War
Second World War
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