Donald Tusk

Donald Tusk
President of the European Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 December 2014
Preceded by	Herman Van Rompuy
Prime Minister of Poland
In office 16 November 2007 – 22 September 2014
President	Lech Kaczyński Bronisław Komorowski (Acting) Bogdan Borusewicz (Acting) Grzegorz Schetyna (Acting) Bronisław Komorowski
Deputy	Waldemar Pawlak Grzegorz Schetyna Janusz Piechociński Jacek Rostowski Elżbieta Bieńkowska
Preceded by	Jarosław Kaczyński
Succeeded by	Ewa Kopacz
Leader of the Opposition
In office 1 June 2003 – 16 November 2007
Prime Minister	Leszek Miller Marek Belka Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz Jarosław Kaczyński
Preceded by	Maciej Płażyński
Succeeded by	Jarosław Kaczyński
Leader of the Civic Platform
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 June 2003
Preceded by	Maciej Płażyński
Personal details
Born	Donald Franciszek Tusk 22 April 1957 (1957-04-22) Gdańsk, Poland
Political party	Liberal Democratic Congress (1991–1994) Freedom Union (1994–2001) Civic Platform (2001–present)
Spouse(s)	Małgorzata Tusk
Children	Michał Katarzyna
Alma mater	University of Gdańsk
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Donald Tusk (pronounced [ˈdɔnalt franˈtɕiʃɛk ˈtusk], born 22 April 1957) is the President of the European Council. Before that he was the Prime Minister of Poland from 2007 to 2014. 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.

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