Lech Kaczyński
| Lech Kaczyński | |
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| President of Poland | |
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In office 23 December 2005 – 10 April 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Aleksander Kwaśniewski |
| Succeeded by | Bronisław Komorowski (Acting) |
| Mayor of Warsaw | |
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In office 18 November 2002 – 22 December 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Wojciech Kozak |
| Succeeded by | Mirosław Kochalski (Acting) |
| Minister of Justice | |
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In office 12 June 2000 – 4 July 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | Jerzy Buzek |
| Preceded by | Jerzy Buzek (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Stanisław Iwanicki |
| President of the Supreme Audit Office | |
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In office 14 February 1992 – 8 June 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Walerian Pańko |
| Succeeded by | Janusz Wojciechowski |
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Chairman of the Law and Justice 1st Chairman of the Law and Justice Party |
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In office 13 June 2001 – 18 January 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Inaugural holder |
| Succeeded by | Jarosław Kaczyński |
| Senator | |
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In office 18 June 1989 – 23 December 2005 |
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| Constituency | Warsaw |
| Personal details | |
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Lech Aleksander Kaczyński 18 June 1949 Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | 10 April 2010 (aged 60) Smolensk, Russia |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Political party | Law and Justice |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Mackiewicz (m. 1978–2010) |
| Children | 1 |
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| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Lech Aleksander Kaczyński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈlɛx alɛˈksandɛr kaˈt͡ʂɨɲskʲi]; 18 June 1949 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish lawyer and politician who served as the Mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 2005 and as the President of Poland from 2005 until his death in 2010.
Before he became president, he was also a member of the Law and Justice party. He was the identical twin brother of the former Prime Minister of Poland and current Chairman of the Law and Justice party, Jarosław Kaczyński. On 10 April 2010, he died in the crash of a Polish Air Force jet that occurred on a landing attempt at Smolensk-North airport in Russia.
Kaczyński was born in Warsaw, the son of Rajmund (an engineer who served as a soldier of the Armia Krajowa in World War II and a veteran of the Warsaw Uprising), and Jadwiga (a philologist at the Polish Academy of Sciences). As a child, he starred in a 1962 Polish film, The Two Who Stole the Moon (Polish title O dwóch takich, co ukradli księżyc) with his identical twin brother Jarosław.
Lech Kaczyński was a graduate of law and administration of Warsaw University. In 1980 he was awarded his PhD by Gdańsk University. In 1990 he completed his habilitation in labour and employment law. He later assumed professorial positions at Gdańsk University and Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw.
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