Rafał Trzaskowski

Rafał Trzaskowski
Trzaskowski in 2024
Mayor of Warsaw
Assumed office
22 November 2018
Deputy MayorPaweł Rabiej
Robert Soszyński
Michał Olszewski
Renata Kaznowska
Preceded byHanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz
Minister of Administration and Digitization
In office
3 December 2013 – 22 September 2014
PresidentBronisław Komorowski
Prime MinisterDonald Tusk
DeputyStanisław Huskowski
Preceded byMichał Boni
Succeeded byAndrzej Halicki
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
European Affairs
In office
22 September 2014 – 16 November 2015
Prime MinisterEwa Kopacz
MinisterGrzegorz Schetyna
Personal details
Born (1972-01-17) 17 January 1972
Warsaw, Poland
Political partyCivic Platform
Spouse(s)Małgorzata Trzaskowska
Children2
Alma materCollege of Europe
University of Warsaw (Ph.D.)
Awards Legion of Honour
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Rafał Kazimierz Trzaskowski (pronounced Ra-fow Tsha-sko-fsky [tʂaskɔfski]; born 17 January 1972) is a Polish politician. In November 2018, he became the Mayor of Warsaw. He is also a political scientist.

In May 2020, Trzaskowski became the Civic Platform's candidate for Presidency of Poland in the presidential election.[1] He lost the election to incumbent President Andrzej Duda.[2]

References

  1. Zaborowska, Malwina (May 2020). "Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska rezygnuje ze startu w wyborach prezydenckich". www.rmf24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  2. "Poland's Duda narrowly beats Trzaskowski in presidential vote". BBC News. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.