Andrzej Stelmachowski
Andrzej Stelmachowski | |
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Minister of National Education | |
In office 23 December 1991 – 5 June 1992 | |
President | Lech Wałęsa |
Prime Minister | Jan Olszewski |
Preceded by | Robert Głębocki |
Succeeded by | Zdobysław Flisowski |
Personal details | |
Born | 28 January 1925 Poznań, Poland |
Died | 6 April 2009 Warsaw, Poland | (aged 84)
Profession | Academician |
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
- ^ "Letter from A. Stelmachowski to Lech Walesa". Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ "Zmarl Andrzej Stelmachowski", Wprost24