Donald Tusk
Donald Franciszek Tusk (pronounced [ˈdɔnalt franˈtɕiʃɛk ˈtusk], born 22 April 1957) is a Polish politician who is the current Prime Minister of Poland since 2023. He was prime minister before from 2007 to 2014. Before, he was the President of the European Council. He was the leader of the biggest Polish political party, Platforma Obywatelska (Civic Platform). In August 2014, Tusk was elected to become the next President of the European Council.
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| Prime Minister of Poland | |
| Assumed office 13 December 2023 | |
| President | |
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| Preceded by | Mateusz Morawiecki |
| In office 16 November 2007 – 22 September 2014 | |
| President | |
| Deputy | See list
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| Preceded by | Jarosław Kaczyński |
| Succeeded by | Ewa Kopacz |
| President of the European Council | |
| In office 1 December 2014 – 30 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Herman Van Rompuy |
| Succeeded by | Charles Michel |
| Leader of the Civic Platform | |
| Assumed office 3 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Borys Budka |
| In office 1 June 2003 – 8 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Maciej Płażyński |
| Succeeded by | Ewa Kopacz |
| President of the European People's Party | |
| In office 1 December 2019 – 1 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Daul |
| Succeeded by | Manfred Weber |
| Member of the Sejm | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2023 | |
| Constituency | Warsaw I |
| In office 23 September 2001 – 23 September 2014 | |
| Constituency | Warsaw I |
| Deputy Marshal of the Sejm | |
| In office 18 October 2001 – 18 October 2005 Serving with see list | |
| Marshal | |
| Deputy Marshal of the Senate | |
| In office 20 October 1997 – 18 October 2001 Serving with see list | |
| Marshal | Alicja Grześkowiak |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 21 September 1997 – 23 September 2001 | |
| Constituency | Masovian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Donald Franciszek Tusk 22 April 1957 Gdańsk, Poland |
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| Spouse(s) | Małgorzata Sochacka (m. 1978) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Gdańsk |
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| Website | Official website |
In March 2017, Tusk was reelected as President of the European Council.[1]
On 11 December, Tusk was formally nominated to become Prime Minister for a second time, and assumed office on 13 December.[2]
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Donald Tusk (right) being appointed Prime Minister by President Lech Kaczyński, 9 November 2007
Prime Minister Tusk with Barack Obama, 2014
Prime Minister Donald Tusk with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the 2009 Munich Security Conference
Donald Tusk with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010
Donald Tusk with President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso in 2014
Donald Tusk with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán in 2014
Tusk with Ukrainian politician Vitali Klitschko, 22 March 2014
Tusk at the European People's Party Congress in Helsinki, Finland, on 8 November 2018
Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker with Angela Merkel and Robert Fico within Bratislava Summit 2016
Tusk meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and US President Donald Trump, May 2017
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Notes
References
- ↑ "Poland fails to stop Donald Tusk EU re-election". BBC News Online. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ↑ Higgins, Andrew (2023-12-11). "Donald Tusk Chosen as Poland’s Prime Minister After Rival Is Rejected" (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/world/europe/poland-donald-tusk-government.html. Retrieved 2023-12-11.