Stanisław Trepczyński

Stanisław Trepczyński (7 April 1924 – 20 June 2002) was a Polish diplomat, who served as the 27th president of the United Nations General Assembly.

Stanisław Trepczyński
Born7 April 1924
Died20 June 2002(2002-06-20) (aged 78)
NationalityPolish
Alma materLodz University
OccupationDiplomat
The grave of Stanisław Trepczyński at the Powązki Military Cemetery

Early life and education

Trepczyński was born in Łódź, Poland, on 7 April 1924.[1] His father was a lawyer.[1] He was a graduate of Lodz University and received a master's degree in economics.[1]

Career

Trepczyński joined the Lodz Committee of the Polish Workers Party (later the Polish United Worker's Party) in 1946.[1] In 1951, he became the secretary of the Polish peace committee. He was appointed deputy minister of foreign affairs in 1971.[1] From 1972 to 1973 he served as the 27th president of the United Nations General Assembly.[2][3]

Personal life

Trepczyński was married twice and had three sons.[1]

References

  1. "Stanislaw Trepczynski". UN. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  2. Irving Sarnoff (1997). International Instruments of the United Nations: A Compilation Of: Agreements, Charters, Conventions, Declarations, Principles, Proclamations, Protocols, Treaties, Adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations, 1945-1995. United Nations Publications. p. 7. ISBN 978-92-1-100612-4.
  3. M. J. Peterson (2006). The U.N. General Assembly. Routledge Chapman & Hall. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-415-34389-3.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.