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 | |
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Mayor of Warsaw | |
Assumed office 22 November 2018 | |
Deputy Mayor | Paweł Rabiej Robert Soszyński Michał Olszewski Renata Kaznowska |
Preceded by | Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz |
Minister of Administration and Digitization | |
In office 3 December 2013 – 22 September 2014 | |
President | Bronisław Komorowski |
Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
Deputy | Stanisław Huskowski |
Preceded by | Michał Boni |
Succeeded by | Andrzej Halicki |
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs European Affairs | |
In office 22 September 2014 – 16 November 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Ewa Kopacz |
Minister | Grzegorz Schetyna |
Personal details | |
Born | Warsaw, Poland | 17 January 1972
Political party | Civic Platform |
Spouse(s) | Małgorzata Trzaskowska |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | College of Europe University of Warsaw (Ph.D.) |
Awards | 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]
Rafał Trzaskowski Media
Rafał Trzaskowski at the European People's Party Congress in Malta, 2017
President Joe Biden during conversation with Trzaskowski and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
Trzaskowski speaking at a rally in Katowice during the 2020 presidential election.
References
- ↑ Zaborowska, Malwina (May 2020). "Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska rezygnuje ze startu w wyborach prezydenckich". www.rmf24.pl (in polski). Retrieved 2020-05-15.
- ↑ Poland's Duda narrowly beats Trzaskowski in presidential vote. 13 July 2020. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53385021. Retrieved 13 July 2020.