Grzegorz Schetyna
| Grzegorz Schetyna | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 22 September 2014 – 16 November 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Ewa Kopacz |
| Preceded by | Radosław Sikorski |
| Succeeded by | Witold Waszczykowski |
| Leader of Civic Platform | |
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Assumed office 26 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ewa Kopacz |
| Marshal of the Sejm | |
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In office 8 July 2010 – 8 November 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Bronisław Komorowski |
| Succeeded by | Ewa Kopacz |
| Acting President of Poland | |
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In office 8 July 2010 – 6 August 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
| Preceded by | Bogdan Borusewicz (Acting) |
| Succeeded by |
Bronisław Komorowski as President |
| Leader of the Civic Platform in the Sejm | |
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In office 9 October 2009 – 22 July 2010 | |
| Leader | Donald Tusk |
| Preceded by | Grzegorz Dolniak (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Tomasz Tomczykiewicz |
| Minister of the Interior and Administration | |
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In office 16 November 2007 – 13 October 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
| Preceded by | Władysław Stasiak |
| Succeeded by | Jerzy Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Grzegorz Juliusz Schetyna 18 February 1963 Opole, Poland |
| Political party | Civic Platform |
| Other political affiliations |
Liberal Democratic Congress (1991–1994) Freedom Union (1994–2001) |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Grzegorz Juliusz Schetyna (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡʐɛɡɔʂ sxɛˈtɨna], born February 18, 1963 in Opole, is a Polish politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland from 2014 to 2015. He is a former Marshal of the Sejm and Acting President of Poland. Since 26 January 2016 he is a leader of Civic Platform.
Political career
He was elected to the Sejm as a candidate of the Civic Platform on September 25, 2005 after receiving 14,978 votes in 1 Legnica district. Following the 2007 parliamentary election, he served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration under Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
He was also a member of Sejm 1997–2001, Sejm 2001–2005, Sejm 2005–2007, Sejm 2007–2011.
After stepping down, he moved to the post of head of the Civic Platform Sejm caucus. Following Bronisław Komorowski's victory in the 2010 presidential election, he was recommended as the Civic Platform's candidate to succeed the President-elect as the Marshal of the Sejm.[1]
On July 8 he was elected Marshal of the Sejm and thus assumed the post of the Acting President of Poland. Schetyna served as the interim head of state until Komorowski's inauguration on August 6, 2010.[2]
He ceased being Sejm Marshal on November 8, 2011.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Władysław Stasiak |
Minister of the Interior and Administration 2007–2009 |
Succeeded by Jerzy Miller |
| Preceded by Bogdan Borusewicz Acting |
Acting President of Poland 2010 |
Succeeded by Bronisław Komorowski President |
| Preceded by Bronisław Komorowski |
Marshal of the Sejm 2010–2011 |
Succeeded by Ewa Kopacz |
| Preceded by Radosław Sikorski |
Minister of Foreign Affairs 2014–2015 |
Succeeded by Witold Waszczykowski |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Grzegorz Dolniak Acting |
Leader of the Civic Platform in the Sejm 2009–2010 |
Succeeded by Tomasz Tomczykiewicz |
| Preceded by Ewa Kopacz |
Leader of the Civic Platform 2016–present |
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