Biography

• Born on 22nd April 1957 in Gdansk.
• In 1980 he completed a degree course in history at Gdansk University. Previously he had been involved in the establishment of the Polish Independent Students’ Union and been part of the Solidarno??-Movement.
• After martial law was declared in Poland and the Solidarno?? banned before he had had a chance to obtain state employment, he spent seven years as a plain worker in a cooperative association and continued covertly with his political and journalistic activities.
• In 1991 he was voted into the Sejm for the first time.
• From 1997 until 2001 he was a member of the Senate.
• Since April 2003 he has been Chairman of the Citizens Platform (PO).
• In November 2007 he was voted in as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland.