Bronislaw Komorowski
| Bronisław Komorowski | |
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| President of Poland | |
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In office 6 August 2010 – 6 August 2015 |
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| Prime Minister |
Donald Tusk Ewa Kopacz |
| Preceded by | Grzegorz Schetyna (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Andrzej Duda |
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In office 10 April 2010 – 8 July 2010 Acting |
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| Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
| Preceded by | Lech Kaczyński |
| Succeeded by | Bogdan Borusewicz (Acting) |
| Marshal of the Sejm | |
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In office 5 November 2007 – 8 July 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Ludwik Dorn |
| Succeeded by | Grzegorz Schetyna |
| Minister of National Defence | |
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In office 16 June 2000 – 19 October 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | Jerzy Buzek |
| Preceded by | Janusz Onyszkiewicz |
| Succeeded by | Jerzy Szmajdziński |
| Personal details | |
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Bronisław Maria Komorowski 4 June 1952 Oborniki Śląskie, Poland |
| Political party |
Democratic Union (before 1994) Freedom Union (1994–1997) Conservative People's Party (Before 2001) Civic Platform (2001–2010) Independent (2010–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Dziadzia (1977–present) |
| Children | Zofia Aleksandra Tadeusz Jan Maria Anna Piotr Zygmunt Elżbieta Jadwiga |
| Residence | Belweder |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Bronisław Maria Komorowski [brɔˈɲiswaf kɔmɔˈrɔfskʲi] (born 4 June 1952) is a Polish politician and historian who served as President of Poland from 2010 to 2015.
Komorowski served as Minister of Defence from 2000 to 2001. As Marshal of the Sejm (Speaker of the lower house of Parliament), Komorowski exercised the powers and duties of head of state following the death of President Lech Kaczyński in a plane crash on 10 April 2010. Komorowski was then the governing Civic Platform party's candidate in the resulting presidential election, which he won in the second round of voting on 4 July 2010. He was sworn in as President on 6 August 2010. Komorowski thus became the second person to serve on two occasions as Polish head of state since 1918, after Maciej Rataj.
On 25 May 2015, Komorowski conceded the presidency of Poland to the rival candidate Andrzej Duda, after the latter gained a 51.5% majority in the second round of the presidential election, the closest election in Polish history.
Bronisław Maria Komorowski was born in Oborniki Śląskie. He is a member of Komorowski noble family. Born as a son of Zygmunt Leon Komorowski (1925–1992), professor of African Studies at the University of Warsaw and Jadwiga Komorowska (née Szalkowska) (1921–).
From 1957 to 1959 he lived in Józefów near Otwock. From 1959 to 1966 he also attended elementary school in Pruszków. In 1966 he transferred to Warsaw and graduated from Cyprian Kamil Norwid High School no. 24. For many years he was affiliated with the Scout Movement. During his studies he was a Scout instructor in 208 WDHiZ "Parasol" Battalion in Mokotów. He met his future wife through Scouting.
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