Elżbieta Witek
Elżbieta Barbara Witek (née Zbanuch; born December 17, 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 September 25, 2005, obtaining 7476 votes in 1 Legnica district as a candidate on the Law and Justice list, she was voted Marshal on August 9, 2019, after her predecessor, Marek Kuchciński, stepped down upon the mass critique of his use of government airplanes for private purposes.
Elżbieta Witek | |
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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 | December 17, 1957
Nationality | Polish |
Political party | Law and Justice |
Alma mater | University of Wrocław |
See also
- Members of Polish Sejm 2005–2007
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.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Joachim Brudziński |
Minister of the Interior and Administration 2019 |
Succeeded by Mariusz Kamiński |
Preceded by Marek Kuchciński |
Marshal of the Sejm 2019–present |
Incumbent |
Order of precedence | ||
Preceded by Andrzej Duda as President |
Order of precedence of Poland as Marshal of the Sejm |
Succeeded by Tomasz Grodzki as Marshal of the Senate |
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