Donald Tusk

Polish politician, prime minister of Poland since 2023 and between 2007–2014, president of the European Council in the period 2014–2019 (8th European legislature)

Donald Franciszek Tusk (pronounced [ˈdɔnalt franˈtɕiʃɛk ˈtusk], born 22 April 1957) is a Polish politician who is the current Prime Minister of Poland since 2023. He was prime minister before from 2007 to 2014. Before, he was the President of the European Council. He was the leader of the biggest Polish political party, Platforma Obywatelska (Civic Platform). In August 2014, Tusk was elected to become the next President of the European Council.

Donald Tusk
Tusk in 2023
Prime Minister of Poland
Assumed office
13 December 2023
President
Deputy
Preceded byMateusz Morawiecki
In office
16 November 2007 – 22 September 2014
President
Deputy
Preceded byJarosław Kaczyński
Succeeded byEwa Kopacz
President of the European Council
In office
1 December 2014 – 30 November 2019
Preceded byHerman Van Rompuy
Succeeded byCharles Michel
Leader of the Civic Platform
Assumed office
3 July 2021
Preceded byBorys Budka
In office
1 June 2003 – 8 November 2014
Preceded byMaciej Płażyński
Succeeded byEwa Kopacz
President of the European People's Party
In office
1 December 2019 – 1 June 2022
Preceded byJoseph Daul
Succeeded byManfred Weber
Member of the Sejm
Assumed office
13 November 2023
ConstituencyWarsaw I
In office
23 September 2001 – 23 September 2014
ConstituencyWarsaw I
Deputy Marshal of the Sejm
In office
18 October 2001 – 18 October 2005
Serving with see list
Marshal
Deputy Marshal of the Senate
In office
20 October 1997 – 18 October 2001
Serving with see list
MarshalAlicja Grześkowiak
Member of the Senate
In office
21 September 1997 – 23 September 2001
ConstituencyMasovian
Personal details
Born
Donald Franciszek Tusk

(1957-04-22) 22 April 1957 (age 66)
Gdańsk, Poland
Political party
Spouse(s)
Małgorzata Sochacka (m. 1978)
Children2
EducationUniversity of Gdańsk
Awards
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website

In March 2017, Tusk was reelected as President of the European Council.[1]

On 11 December, Tusk was formally nominated to become Prime Minister for a second time, and assumed office on 13 December.[2]

References change

  1. "Poland fails to stop Donald Tusk EU re-election". BBC News Online. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. Higgins, Andrew (2023-12-11). "Donald Tusk Chosen as Poland's Prime Minister After Rival Is Rejected". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-11.

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