Andrzej Stelmachowski

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Andrzej Stelmachowski
Minister of National Education
In office
23 December 1991 – 5 June 1992
PresidentLech Wałęsa
Prime MinisterJan Olszewski
Preceded byRobert Głębocki
Succeeded byZdobysław Flisowski
Personal details
Born28 January 1925
Poznań, Poland
Died6 April 2009 (2009-04-07) (aged 84)
Warsaw, Poland
ProfessionAcademician

Andrzej Stanisław Ksawery Stelmachowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈand.ʐɛj stɛlmaˈxɔfskʲi], 28 January 1925, Poznań – 6 April 2009, Warsaw) was a Polish academic and politician.

Life

Stelmachowski was a member of

Marshal of the Senate (1989–1991), Minister of Education (1991–1992), and presidential advisor from (2007–2009). In his advisory capacity he suggested doing away with the secrecy of the Union of Solidarity; his idea was to "break away" and "create open structures as much as possible".[1]

Stelmachowski was the founder and then president of

Stowarzyszenie "Wspólnota Polska"
, serving until 11 May 2008.

Stelmachowski died on 6 April 2009. The Polish President

Lech Kaczynski expressed his condolences to family and friends as did politicians from across the political spectrum in Poland, representatives of Polish emigrant organizations in Belarus, Lithuania and United States.[2]

See also

  • List of Poles

References

  1. ^ "Letter from A. Stelmachowski to Lech Walesa". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  2. ^ "Zmarl Andrzej Stelmachowski", Wprost24