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Donald Tusk
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President of the European Council | |
Assumed office 1 December 2014 |
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Preceded by | Herman Van Rompuy |
Prime Minister of Poland | |
In office 16 November 2007 – 22 September 2014 |
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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 |
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Prime Minister | Leszek Miller Marek Belka Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz Jarosław Kaczyński |
Preceded by | Maciej Płażyński |
Succeeded by | Jarosław Kaczyński |
Leader of the Civic Platform | |
Assumed office 1 June 2003 |
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Preceded by | Maciej Płażyński |
Personal details | |
Born |
Donald Franciszek Tusk
22 April 1957 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 ( 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.
Images for kids
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Donald Tusk (right) being appointed as Prime Minister by the President Lech Kaczyński on 9 November 2007
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy
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Tusk with Ukrainian politician Vitali Klitschko, 22 March 2014
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Donald Tusk with President of Russia Vladimir Putin in 2008
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Donald Tusk with Prime Minister of Spain José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero in 2011
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Donald Tusk with President of the United States Barack Obama in 2014
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Donald Tusk with Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán in 2014
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Tusk receiving the Charlemagne Prize