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Donald Tusk | |
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 Tusk in 2019 | |
| President of the European People's Party | |
| Assumed office 1 December 2019 | |
| Secretary-General | Antonio López-Istúriz White (ES) |
| Group Leader | Manfred Weber (DE) |
| Preceded by | Joseph Daul (F) |
| President of the European Council | |
| In office 1 December 2014 – 30 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Herman Van Rompuy (B) |
| Succeeded by | Charles Michel (B) |
| 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 Civic Platform | |
| In office 1 June 2003 – 8 November 2014 | |
| Parliamentary Leader | Himself Bogdan Zdrojewski Zbigniew Chlebowski Grzegorz Dolniak (Acting) Grzegorz Schetyna Tomasz Tomczykiewicz Rafał Grupiński |
| Preceded by | Maciej Płażyński |
| Succeeded by | Ewa Kopacz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Donald Franciszek Tusk 22 April 1957 Gdańsk, Poland |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Congress (before 1994) Freedom Union (1994–2001) Civic Platform (2001–present) |
| Other political affiliations | European People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Małgorzata Sochacka (m. 1978) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Gdańsk |
| Awards |  Order of the Sun of Peru Royal Norwegian Order of Merit Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Official website |
Donald Franciszek Tusk (pronounced [ˈdɔnalt franˈtɕiʃɛk ˈtusk], born 22 April 1957) was 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.
In March 2017, Tusk was reelected as President of the European Council.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Poland fails to stop Donald Tusk EU re-election". BBC News Online. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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