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Andrzej Duda
Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej Andrzej Duda.jpg
President of Poland
Assumed office
6 August 2015
Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz
Beata Szydło
Mateusz Morawiecki
Preceded by Bronisław Komorowski
Member of the European Parliament
In office
1 July 2014 – 25 May 2015
Constituency 10 - Kraków
Member of the Sejm
In office
8 November 2011 – 1 July 2014
Constituency 13 - Kraków II
Member of the Kraków City Council
In office
2 December 2010 – 8 November 2011
Constituency 2 - Prądnik Biały/Krowodrza
Undersecretary of State in the Chancellery of the President
In office
16 January 2008 – 6 July 2010
President Lech Kaczyński
vacant
Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Justice
In office
1 August 2006 – 15 November 2007
Minister Zbigniew Ziobro
Personal details
Born
Andrzej Sebastian Duda

16 May 1972 (1972-05-16) (age 48)
Kraków, Poland
Political party Independent (2015–present)
Other political
affiliations		 Law and Justice (2005–2015)
Freedom Union (2000–2001)
Spouse(s) Agata Kornhauser (m. 1994)
Children 1 daughter
Residence Presidential Palace
Alma mater Jagiellonian University
Salary ~€68,000, annual
Awards POL Order Orła Białego BAR.svg POL Polonia Restituta Wielki BAR.svg POR Ordem do Merito Gra-Cruz BAR.svg Grand Crest Ordre de Leopold.png CZE Rad Bileho Lva 1 tridy BAR.svg Order Stara planina ribbon.png St Olavs Orden storkors stripe.svg Star of Romania Ribbon.PNG FIN Order of the White Rose Grand Cross BAR.png GRE Order Redeemer 1Class.png LVA Order of the Three Stars - Commander BAR.png LTU Order of Vytautas the Great with the Golden Chain BAR.png SVK Rad Bieleho Dvojkriza 1 triedy BAR.svg

Andrzej Sebastian Duda (born 16 May 1972) is a Polish politician and lawyer. On 6 August 2015, he became the President of Poland. He has a PhD in law. From 2006 to 2007, he was a secretary of state in the Ministry of Justice. From 2008 to 2010, Duda was secretary of state in the Office of President of Poland, Lech Kaczyński. He was also a member of the European Parliament.

In the 2020 election, Duda was re-elected with 51% of the vote.


Images for kids

  • Andrzej Duda Lech Kaczynski

    Former President Lech Kaczyński appointing Duda as undersecretary of state in the Chancellery of the President, 16 January 2008

  • Andrzej Duda Bogdan Borusewicz Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska Zgromadzenie Narodowe 6 sierpnia 2015 01

    Andrzej Duda taking the oath of office, 6 August 2015

  • President Trump's Trip to Poland (34920988424) (cropped)

    Duda and his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda with U.S. President Donald Trump and Melania Trump in Warsaw

  • Andrzej Duda Spotkanie z Konwenetem Seniorów 6 sierpnia 2015 02

    Andrzej Duda during a meeting with the Council of Seniors of the Sejm and the Council of Seniors of the Senate at the Sejm

  • President Trump Visits with the President of Poland (50043757886)

    Duda was the first foreign leader to travel to the White House since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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