Bronisław Komorowski

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.

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.

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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  (in English – Polish version)
 Civic Platform 
 Wprost 24  

Category:1952 births
Category:Living people
Category:Presidents of Poland
Category:Marshals of the Sejm