Bronisław Komorowski

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Bronisław Komorowski
Acting President of Poland
In office
10 April 2010 – 8 July 2010
Preceded by Lech Kaczyński
Succeeded by Bogdan Borusewicz (Acting)
Personal details
Born 4 June 1952
Oborniki Śląskie, Poland
Nationality Polish
Political party Civic Platform
Spouse(s) Anna Komorowska
Profession Historian
Religion Roman Catholic

Bronisław Maria Komorowski (born 4 June 1952) is a Polish centre-right politician and the current President of Poland. He was elected on 5 July 2010, after President Lech Kaczyński died in a plane crash near Smolensk, Russia.

Previously, Komorowski, who is a member of the Sejm since 1989, was an opposition activist during a period of communist rule, Minister of Defense (2000-2001) and Marshal of the Sejm (2007-2010).

A member of the old Polish nobility, he's related to, among others, General Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski, who led the Warsaw uprising during World War II, and to Crown Princess Mathilde of Belgium.