Mariusz Błaszczak
Official portrait, 2015
Minister of National Defence
In office
9 January 2018 – 13 December 2023
Prime MinisterMateusz Morawiecki
Preceded byAntoni Macierewicz
Succeeded byWładysław Kosiniak-Kamysz
Deputy Prime Minister of Poland
In office
22 June 2022 – 21 June 2023
Prime MinisterMateusz Morawiecki
Preceded byJarosław Kaczyński
Succeeded byJarosław Kaczyński
Minister of the Interior and Administration
In office
16 November 2015 – 9 January 2018
PresidentAndrzej Duda
Prime MinisterBeata Szydło
Mateusz Morawiecki
Preceded byTeresa Piotrowska (Interior)
Andrzej Halicki (Administration)
Succeeded byJoachim Brudziński
Minister of the Council of Ministers
In office
27 March 2007 – 16 November 2007
PresidentLech Kaczyński
Prime MinisterJarosław Kaczyński
Preceded bySławomir Cytrycki
Succeeded byZbigniew Derdziuk
Chief of the Chancellery
In office
27 March 2007 – 16 November 2007
Prime MinisterKazimierz Marcinkiewicz
Jarosław Kaczyński
DeputyPiotr Tutak
Member of the Sejm
Assumed office
5 November 2007
Personal details
Born (1969-09-19) 19 September 1969
Legionowo, Polish People's Republic
CitizenshipPoland
Political partyLaw and Justice
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw
Signature
Websitehttp://mariuszblaszczak.pl/

Mariusz Błaszczak [ˈmarʲjuʂ ˈbwaʂt͡ʂak] ⓘ (born 19 September 1969, in Legionowo) is a Polish politician, historian, and local government representative. Błaszczak has served as Minister of National Defence of Poland from 2018 to 2023.

On 22 June 2022 President Andrzej Duda nominated Błaszczak to succeed Jarosław Kaczyński as the Deputy Prime Minister of Poland.[1]

Biography

Błaszczak with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., 20 April 2022

Błaszczak took a degree in history at Warsaw University in 1994 and completed his studies at the National School of Public Administration in 2001.

He also completed his postgraduate studies in Local Government and Development (1997) and Management and Administration (2006). Subsequently, he served an internship in Ireland. During his studies, he was a member of and served in an advisory capacity for the Independent Students' Association, the Catholic Academic Youth Association and the Center Alliance Party.

After completing his education he worked for the local government administration. As Deputy Mayor of the Wola District of Warsaw in 2002 - 2004, he was noted for his openness to dialogue. Błaszczak demonstrated unwavering dedication to many projects, including the construction of sport centers by educational institutions.

In 2004, he was chosen Mayor of the Śródmieście District. His principal achievement as Mayor was the facilitation of cooperation and communication between the municipal authorities and the residential communities.

His other accomplishment was the initiation of a project for the revitalization of residential buildings in Śródmieście. On 31 October 2005, he was appointed Director of the Prime Minister's Office by Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz.

He was a Member of the Council of Ministers of Poland in Jarosław Kaczyński's Cabinet.

Mariusz Błaszczak is also a member of the Regional Board of Mazovia and the Law and Justice Party Political Council. He is currently serving as Chairperson of the parliamentary club (parliamentary group) of his party.

Since he effectively dispatched the seditious faction within the Law and Justice Party, headed by Joanna Kluzik-Rostkowska and Elżbieta Jakubiak (a parliamentary association tagged as Polska Jest Najważniejsza - Poland Comes First), Mariusz Błaszczak has come to be regarded as Jarosław Kaczyński's right-hand man and his most loyal and trusted advisor.

In 2017, as Interior Minister of Poland, while speaking to Polish Radio about the European refugee crisis, Błaszczak stated that thanks to Christianity there were leaders like "Charles the Hammer who stopped the Muslim invasion of Europe in the 8th century".[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mariusz Błaszczak - Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej - Portal Gov.pl". Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  2. ↑ "Błaszczak o uchodźcach. "Karol Młot w VIII wieku zatrzymał nawałę muzułmańską"". TVN. June 13, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.


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