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Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska
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Kidawa-Błońska in 2019
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| Marshal of the Senate | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2023 |
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| President | Andrzej Duda |
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Rafał Grupiński
Magdalena Biejat Maciej Żywno Michał Kamiński |
| Preceded by | Tomasz Grodzki |
| Marshal of the Sejm | |
| In office 25 June 2015 – 11 November 2015 |
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| President | Bronisław Komorowski Andrzej Duda |
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Elżbieta Radziszewska
Marek Kuchciński Wanda Nowicka Eugeniusz Grzeszczak Jerzy Wenderlich |
| Preceded by | Radosław Sikorski |
| Succeeded by | Marek Kuchciński |
| Deputy Marshal of the Sejm | |
| In office 12 November 2015 – 12 November 2023 Serving with See List
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| Marshal | Marek Kuchciński Elżbieta Witek |
| Government Spokeswoman | |
| In office 3 February 2015 – 25 June 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Ewa Kopacz |
| Preceded by | Iwona Sulik |
| Succeeded by | Cezary Tomczyk |
| In office 7 January 2014 – 22 September 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
| Preceded by | Paweł Graś |
| Succeeded by | Iwona Sulik |
| Member of the Senate | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2023 |
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| Constituency | 43 - Warsaw |
| Member of the Sejm | |
| In office 19 October 2005 – 12 November 2023 |
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| Constituency | 19 – Warsaw I |
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Małgorzata Maria Grabska
5 May 1957 Ursus, Warsaw, Poland |
| Political party | Civic Platform (since 2001) |
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Civic Coalition (since 2018) |
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Jan Kidawa-Błoński
(m. 1983) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Władysław Grabski (great-grandfather) Stanisław Wojciechowski (great-grandfather) Maria Wojciechowska (great-grandmother) Władysław Jan Grabski (paternal grandfather) Zofia Wojciechowska-Grabska (paternal grandmother) |
| Education | University of Warsaw |
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| Website | Official website: https://kidawa2020.pl/ |
Małgorzata Maria Kidawa-Błońska (born 5 May 1957) is a Polish politician, film producer, and sociologist. She is currently the Marshal of the Senate, which is like being the speaker of one of Poland's main government groups.
She has held many important roles in Polish politics. She was the Marshal of the Sejm (speaker of another main government group) from June to November 2015. She was also a Deputy Marshal of the Sejm for two terms. This means she helped lead the Sejm. She is the first person to be the leader of both parts of the Polish Parliament.
Kidawa-Błońska also worked in the government as a Secretary of State and a Press Spokeswoman. She was the main candidate for Prime Minister for her party, Civic Platform, in the 2019 election. In 2019, she was also chosen to run for President in the 2020 election, but she later decided not to run.
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Early Life and Family
Growing Up in Poland
Małgorzata Maria Grabska was born in Ursus, Warsaw, Poland, in 1957. Her family was very important in Polish history. Her father, Maciej Władysław Grabski, was a professor and led the Foundation for Polish Science. Her mother, Helena Nowakowska, used to work for a newspaper and was a fencer.
Małgorzata's great-grandfathers were famous politicians. One was Władysław Grabski, who was a Prime Minister of Poland. He helped fix Poland's money problems. Her other great-grandfather was Stanisław Wojciechowski, who was the President of Poland from 1922 to 1926. Her paternal grandmother, Zofia Wojciechowska-Grabska, was a painter.
Małgorzata grew up in the same house where her grandparents lived. This house was full of old furniture, paintings by her grandmother, and photos of her family. Her great-grandparents, Stanisław and Maria, moved into the house after the Warsaw Uprising when their own city was destroyed.
Education and Career
Małgorzata went to high school in Warsaw. In 1983, she earned a degree in sociology from the University of Warsaw. She was also interested in film and culture.
In 1981, she met Jan Kidawa-Błoński, who was a film director. They got married in 1983. Together, they worked at their company, Gambit Production, from 1994 to 2005. She helped produce films, TV shows, and commercials. One of their most famous films was Destined for Blues.
Political Journey
Starting in Politics
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Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska started her political career in 2001. She joined the Civic Platform party and became a council member in Warsaw.
In 2005, she was elected to the Sejm, which is like one of the houses of the Polish Parliament. She was re-elected in 2007 and 2011. In 2010, she was the press spokesperson for Bronisław Komorowski's presidential campaign.
From 2014 to 2015, she served as the Press Spokesperson for the Polish government under two different Prime Ministers, Donald Tusk and Ewa Kopacz.
Leading the Sejm
In June 2015, the Marshal of the Sejm, Radosław Sikorski, resigned. Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska was chosen by her party to take his place. She was elected as the Marshal of the Sejm on June 25, 2015. This meant she was in charge of leading the meetings and work of the Sejm.
As Marshal, she oversaw the swearing-in of President Andrzej Duda in August 2015.
After the 2015 election, she became a Deputy Marshal of the Sejm. This role meant she helped the new Marshal, Marek Kuchciński, lead the Sejm. She also joined the Culture and Media Committee in the Sejm. In 2019, when Marek Kuchciński stepped down, she ran for Marshal of the Sejm again but lost to Elżbieta Witek.
Running for Prime Minister and President
In September 2019, Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska was chosen as the candidate for Prime Minister for the Civic Coalition. She said that Poland was in a "very difficult moment" and that people wanted a country where everyone respected each other. She received a lot of votes in the election, but her party did not win enough seats to form the government. However, they did win more seats in the Senate.
Later in 2019, she decided to run for President. She won her party's primary election in December 2019, becoming the official candidate for the Civic Platform. She started campaigning against the current president, Andrzej Duda.
When the coronavirus outbreak happened in March 2020, she stopped her large campaign events. She also called for people to not vote in the May 10 election because of changes to the voting rules. On May 15, 2020, she decided to step down from the presidential race. Rafał Trzaskowski took her place as the candidate.
Current Role in the Senate
In the 2023 Polish election, Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska was elected to the Senate of Poland. The Senate is the other main part of the Polish Parliament.
On November 13, 2023, she was chosen to be the Marshal of the Senate. This means she is now the leader of the Senate. She is expected to hold this important position for the next two years.
See also
- List of politicians in Poland
