Aleksander Kwasniewski

Aleksander Kwaśniewski (Polish pronunciation: [alɛˈksandɛr kfaɕˈɲefskʲi] (listen); born 15 November 1954) is a Polish politician. He served as President for two terms (1995-2000 and 2000-2005).

His Excellency Aleksander Kwaśniewski GCB GCMG GCollH
Kwaśniewski (2019)
3rd President of Poland
In office 23 December 1995 – 23 December 2005
Prime Minister	Józef Oleksy Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz Jerzy Buzek Leszek Miller Marek Belka Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz
Preceded by	Lech Wałęsa
Succeeded by	Lech Kaczyński
Leader of Social Democracy
In office 30 January 1990 – 23 December 1995
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Józef Oleksy
Personal details
Born	(1954-11-15) 15 November 1954 (age 70) Białogard, Poland
Nationality	Polish
Political party	Independent (1995–present)
Other political affiliations	United Workers' Party (1977–1990) Social Democracy (1990–1995)
Spouse(s)	Jolanta Konty
Children	Aleksandra Kwaśniewska
Alma mater	University of Gdańsk
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He was born in Białogard in Northwest Poland. Before became a politician, he was a journalist. Before became president, he was minister and deputy to the Sejm. In the late 1980s, he participated in the Polish Round Table Agreement.

In 1995 election, he won in the second round, but five years later he won in the first round.

Other websites

• Official web page Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine