Bronisław Geremek

Bronisław Geremek
Bronisław Geremek in May 2004.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland
5th Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Third Republic of Poland
In office
October 31, 1997 – June 30, 2000
PresidentAleksander Kwaśniewski
Prime MinisterJerzy Buzek
Preceded byDariusz Rosati
Succeeded byWładysław Bartoszewski
Chairman of the Freedom Union
In office
December 18, 2000 – October 14, 2001
Preceded byLeszek Balcerowicz
Succeeded byWładysław Frasyniuk
Personal details
Born(1932-03-06)March 6, 1932
Warsaw, Poland
DiedJuly 13, 2008(2008-07-13) (aged 76)
Lubień, Poland
Political partyFreedom Union, Partia Demokratyczna – demokraci.pl. (Democratic Party)
Spouse(s)Hanna Geremek
ProfessionHistorian

Professor Bronisław Geremek (Benjamin Lewertow;[1] March 6, 1932 - July 13, 2008) was a Polish social historian and politician. Geremek served as Poland's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1997 through 2000.

He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1990.[2]

Geremek was born on March 6, 1932 in Warsaw, Poland. He studied at Warsaw University. Geremek was married to Hanna Geremek until his death in 2008.

Geremek died on July 13, 2008 after a car crash in Lubień, Poland.[3] The cause of the crash was because Geremek fell asleep behind the wheel. He was 76 years old. A state funeral was granted for Geremek.

References

  1. ↑ "Mój polski brat (My Polish Brother)", interview with Jerry Lewart, by Waldemar Piasecki,[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ "Bronisław Geremek". Academia Europaea. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
  3. ↑ Polish ex-minister Geremek dies

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