Jarosław Kaczyński
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Jarosław Aleksander Kaczyński (born 18 June 1949) is a Polish politician. He was born in Warsaw.
As a child, he and his brother Lech Kaczyński starred in the 1962 Polish movie The Two Who Stole The Moon (O dwóch takich, co ukradli księżyc), based on a popular Polish children's story by Kornel Makuszyński.[1]
He was Prime Minister of Poland from July 2006[2] to November 2007. He is also the chairman of Law and Justice ("Prawo i Sprawiedliwość"), a political party which he helped start in 2001.[3]
He ran for president in 2010, but was defeated by Civic Platform candidate Bronisław Komorowski.[4]
In October 2020, he became the Deputy Prime Minister of Poland.
Jarosław Kaczyński Media
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St. George's Order of Victory
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Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise
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Jarosław Kaczyński with his brother Lech, family and Pope Benedict XVI in 2006
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Jarosław Kaczyński and Prime Minister of Poland Beata Szydło
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Jarosław Kaczyński speaking during the inauguration of a monument to his brother Lech Kaczyński (November 2018, Warsaw)
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GEO St-George Victory Order BAR
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Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 1st 2nd and 3rd Class of Ukraine
References
- ↑ Kaczynski Brothers: Movie Stars That Turned Politicians Axis News, Simon Araloff
- ↑ Polish Head Swears in Twin as PM, BBC News Online
- ↑ Historia PiS Archived 2010-12-29 at the Wayback Machine, pis.org.pl, Law and Justice official website
- ↑ Bronislaw Komorowski declared president of Poland, BBC News