Maciej Płażyński
Polish politician (1958–2010)
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::summary Polish politician (1958–2010) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Maciej Płażyński |
| image | Maciej Płażyński Kancelaria Senatu 2005.jpg |
| caption | Płażyński in 2005 |
| order | Marshal of the Sejm |
| term_start | 20 October 1997 |
| term_end | 18 October 2001 |
| predecessor | Józef Zych |
| successor | Marek Borowski |
| office3 | Chairman of Civic Platform (PO) |
| term_start3 | 18 October 2001 |
| term_end3 | 1 June 2003 |
| 1blankname3 | Secretary-General |
| 1namedata3 | Grzegorz Schetyna |
| 2blankname3 | Parliamentary |
| Leader | |
| 2namedata3 | Himself |
| Donald Tusk | |
| predecessor3 | Position established |
| successor3 | Donald Tusk |
| office4 | Parliamentary Leader of Civic Platform |
| term_start4 | 18 October 2001 |
| term_end4 | 1 June 2003 |
| leader4 | Himself |
| predecessor4 | Position established |
| successor4 | Donald Tusk |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Młynary, Poland |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Near Smolensk, Russia |
| party | |
| spouse | Elżbieta Płażyńska |
| profession | Lawyer |
| :: |
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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Former_office_of_Maciej_Płażyński_in_Gdańsk_-_1.jpg" caption="In this building at ulica Szeroka in Gdańsk was the parliamentary office of the deceased."] ::
Maciej Płażyński (; 10 February 1958 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish liberal-conservative politician.
Biography
Płażyński was born in Młynary. He began his political career in 1980 / 1981 as one of the leaders of the Students' Solidarity; he was governor of the Gdańsk Voivodship from August 1990 to July 1996, and was elected to the Sejm (the lower house of the Polish parliament) in September 1997. To date he is longest serving Marshal of the Sejm of the Third Republic of Poland.
In January 2001, he founded the Civic Platform political party with Donald Tusk and Andrzej Olechowski. He left Civic Platform for personal reasons and at the time of his death was an independent MP. He was member of Kashubian-Pomeranian Association. He was later chosen as a chairman of the Association "Polish Community".
Maciej Płażyński was married to Elżbieta Płażyńska and together they had three children: Jakub, Katarzyna, and Kacper.
Płażyński died in the plane crash which occurred while landing at Smolensk-North airport near Smolensk, Russia, on 10 April 2010. The crash also involved President Lech Kaczyński and 94 others.
Honours and awards
In 2000, Płażyński was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, First Class. He received the titles of honorary citizen of Młynary, Puck, Pionki and Lidzbark Warmiński.
On 16 April 2010 he was posthumously awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. He was also awarded a Gold Medal of Gloria Artis.
References
References
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