Elżbieta Witek
Elżbieta Witek | |
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16th Marshal of the Sejm | |
Assumed office 9 August 2019 | |
President | Andrzej Duda |
Prime Minister | Mateusz Morawiecki |
Deputy | Małgorzata Gosiewska (PiS) Ryszard Terlecki (PiS) Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska (KO) Stanisław Tyszka (Kukiz'15) Barbara Dolniak (.N) Włodzimierz Czarzasty (SLD) Piotr Zgorzelski (PSL) |
Senior | Kornel Morawiecki (WiS) Antoni Macierewicz (PiS) |
Preceded by | Marek Kuchciński |
Minister of the Interior and Administration | |
In office 4 June 2019 – 9 August 2019 | |
President | Andrzej Duda |
Prime Minister | Mateusz Morawiecki |
Preceded by | Joachim Brudziński |
Succeeded by | Mariusz Kamiński |
Member of the Sejm | |
Assumed office 25 September 2005 | |
Constituency | 1 – Legnica |
Personal details | |
Born | Jawor, Poland | 17 December 1957
Nationality | Polish |
Political party | Law and Justice |
Alma mater | University of Wrocław |
Elżbieta Barbara Witek (née Zbanuch; born 17 December 1957, in Jawor) is a Polish politician and former Minister of the Interior and Administration, in office from June 2019 to August 2019,[1] currently serving as the Marshal of the Sejm (Polish: Marszałek Sejmu). First elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, obtaining 7476 votes in 1 Legnica district as a candidate on the Law and Justice list. She was voted Marshal on 9 August 2019 after her predecessor, Marek Kuchciński, stepped down upon the mass critique of his use of government airplanes for private purposes.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Nicałek, Wiktoria (August 9, 2019). "Prezydent odwołał Elżbietę Witek z urzędu szefa MSWiA". PAP.pl (in Polish). Polska Agencja Prasowa.
External links[]
- Elżbieta Witek – parliamentary page – includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches.
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- Members of the Polish Sejm 2005–2007
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- Members of the Polish Sejm 2007–2011
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- Members of the Polish Sejm 2015–2019
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