Jan Widacki

Jan Widacki
Prof.; Jan Widacki; Ph.D.
1st Poland Ambassador to Lithuania
	In office; 1992–1996
Preceded by	Eufemia Teichmann
Personal details
Born	6 January 1948; Kraków
Alma mater	Jagiellonian University
Profession	Diplomat, politician, lawyer, university teacher
Awards

Jan Stefan Widacki (born 6 January 1948 in Kraków) is a Polish lawyer, historian, essayist, academic (professor since 1988), diplomat and politician.

In 1969, Widacki graduated from law at the Jagiellonian University. He studied also philosophy. He is an author of over 10 books and numerous articles. He was a faculty member of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (from 1977) and the University of Silesia (1983–1990). He was a vice minister of interior in the Cabinet of Tadeusz Mazowiecki (early 1990s), Polish ambassador to Lithuania (1992–1996), and the deputy to Sejm (2007–2011).

He has been member of several political parties and associations: Polish United Workers' Party, Solidarity, Democratic Left Alliance, Alliance of Democrats, Democratic Party – demokraci.pl.[1]

Honours

Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2005)[2]
Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2000)[3]
Commander's Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (1996)

References

"Jan Widacki wstąpił do klubu SLD. "To jedyna siła, która chce rozlicz…". polskatimes.pl (in Polish). 2011-06-09. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
"Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 15 grudnia 2005 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2005-12-15. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
"Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 12 kwietnia 2000 r. o nadaniu orderów". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2000-04-12. Retrieved 2020-06-21.

External links

Biography at the page of Sejm

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[1] "Jan Widacki wstąpił do klubu SLD. "To jedyna siła, która chce rozlicz…". polskatimes.pl (in Polish). 2011-06-09. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2020-06-21.

[2] "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 15 grudnia 2005 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2005-12-15. Retrieved 2020-06-21.

[3] "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 12 kwietnia 2000 r. o nadaniu orderów". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2000-04-12. Retrieved 2020-06-21.