Rafał Trzaskowski

Rafał Kazimierz Trzaskowski (pronounced RA-fow tsha-SKO-fsky [tʂaskɔfski]; born 17 January 1972) is a Polish politician. In November 2018, he became the Mayor of Warsaw. He is also a political scientist.

Rafał Trzaskowski
Rafał Trzaskowski (EPP Summit, Zagreb, 2019).jpg
Trzaskowski in 2019
Mayor of Warsaw
Assumed office
22 November 2018
Deputy MayorPaweł Rabiej
Robert Soszyński
Michał Olszewski
Renata Kaznowska
Preceded byHanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz
Minister of Administration and Digitization
In office
3 December 2013 – 22 September 2014
PresidentBronisław Komorowski
Prime MinisterDonald Tusk
DeputyStanisław Huskowski
Preceded byMichał Boni
Succeeded byAndrzej Halicki
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
European Affairs
In office
22 September 2014 – 16 November 2015
Prime MinisterEwa Kopacz
MinisterGrzegorz Schetyna
Personal details
Born (1972-01-17) 17 January 1972 (age 52)
Warsaw, Poland
Political partyCivic Platform
Spouse(s)Małgorzata Trzaskowska
Children2
Alma materCollege of Europe
University of Warsaw (Ph.D.)
AwardsLegion of Honour Legion of Honour

In May 2020, Trzaskowski became the Civic Platform's candidate for Presidency of Poland in the presidential election.[1] He lost the election to incumbent President Andrzej Duda.[2]

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References

  1. Zaborowska, Malwina (May 2020). "Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska rezygnuje ze startu w wyborach prezydenckich". www.rmf24.pl (in polski). Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  2. Poland's Duda narrowly beats Trzaskowski in presidential vote. 13 July 2020. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53385021. Retrieved 13 July 2020.