Beata Szydło

Polish politician, former Prime Minister of Poland, member of European Parliament

Beata Maria Szydło (*15th April 1963 in Oświęcim, Poland) - is a Polish politician, deputy of Parliament of Poland since 2005. She became Prime Minister of Poland[1] on 16 November 2015. She's a member of Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (Law and Justice). She left the Prime Minister office on 11 December 2017 and was replaced by Mateusz Morawiecki.

Beata Szydło
Deputy Prime Minister of Poland
In office
11 December 2017 – 4 June 2019
Prime MinisterMateusz Morawiecki
Preceded byMateusz Morawiecki
Succeeded byJacek Sasin
Prime Minister of Poland
In office
16 November 2015 – 11 December 2017
PresidentAndrzej Duda
DeputyPiotr Gliński
Mateusz Morawiecki
Jarosław Gowin
Preceded byEwa Kopacz
Succeeded byMateusz Morawiecki
Member of the Polish Parliament for Chrzanów
Assumed office
25 September 2005
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
2 July 2019
Preceded byEdward Czesak
ConstituencyLesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie
Personal details
Born
Beata Maria Kusińska

(1963-04-15) 15 April 1963 (age 61)
Oświęcim, Poland
Political partyLaw and Justice
Spouse(s)Edward Szydło
ChildrenTymoteusz
Błażej
Alma materJagiellonian University
WebsiteOfficial website

Education

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In 1987 Szydło finished studies in ethnography at The Jagiellonian University in Kraków. From 1989 until 1995 she was a PhD student. In 1997 she finished postgraduate studies for managers of culture at Warsaw School of Economics. In 2001 she finished Cracow University of Economics - management of local government in the European Union.

In 2004 she participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program.

Political activity until 2015

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In 1998 she became mayor of community Gmina Brzeszcze. In 2005 she joined Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (Law and Justice) and she was elected the deputy of Polish parliament. She renewed parliamentary mandate in 2007.

In the 2011 parliamentary election Szydło remained the position of deputy. She received 43 612 votes. She renewed mandate in 2015. She was designated as the candidate for Prime Minister of Poland.

Prime Minister of Poland

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On 13 November 2015, the President of Poland Andrzej Duda nominated Szydło for Prime Minister of Poland. On 16 November she was established for the position. On 18 November her government received a vote of confidence and she delivered an exposé. In December 2017, she was replaced by Mateusz Morawiecki as Prime Minister.

References

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  1. "Prime Minister Beata Szydło in Łódź: Foreign investment – modern, sustainable and with prospects for employment". premier.gov.pl. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.[permanent dead link]