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
Trzaskowski in 2024
Mayor of Warsaw
Incumbent
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	17 January 1972 (aged 53) Warsaw, Poland
Political party	Civic Platform
Spouse(s)	Małgorzata Trzaskowska
Children	2
Alma mater	College of Europe University of Warsaw (Ph.D.)
Awards	Legion of Honour
Signature

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

Rafał Trzaskowski Media

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  Trzaskowski with Donald Tusk and Grzegorz Schetyna in Brussels, June 2017

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  Rafał Trzaskowski at the European People's Party Congress in Malta, 2017

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  President Joe Biden during conversation with Trzaskowski and former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.

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  Trzaskowski speaking at a rally in Katowice during the 2020 presidential election.

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  Trzaskowski, Donald Tusk and Michał Kołodziejczak at anti-government protests in Warsaw, 1 October 2023