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|accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref> The Kaczyński brothers are sons of Rajmund (an engineer who served as a soldier of the [[Armia Krajowa]] in [[World War II]] and a veteran of the [[Warsaw Uprising]]) and Jadwiga (a [[philologist]] at the [[Polish Academy of Sciences]]).
|accessdate=2007-07-08}}</ref> The Kaczyński brothers are sons of Rajmund (an engineer who served as a soldier of the [[Armia Krajowa]] in [[World War II]] and a veteran of the [[Warsaw Uprising]]) and Jadwiga (a [[philologist]] at the [[Polish Academy of Sciences]]).

Kaczyński is unmarried and has no children. He lives with his mother in [[Warsaw]]. In 2006 Polish newspaper ''[[Rzeczpospolita]]'' released secret service files which document an alleged discussion on his sexuality. In the files, a former communist [[Służba Bezpieczeństwa|SB]] officer is reported as speculating on Kaczyński sexual orientation.<ref>[http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-2793.html ''Polish media outs homophobic PM''] Pinknews, 23 October 2006</ref>
Kaczyński is unmarried and has no children. He lives with his mother in [[Warsaw]]. In 2006 Polish newspaper ''[[Rzeczpospolita]]'' released secret service files which document an alleged discussion on his sexuality. In the files, a former communist [[Służba Bezpieczeństwa|SB]] officer is reported as speculating on Kaczyński sexual orientation.<ref>[http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-2793.html ''Polish media outs homophobic PM''] Pinknews, 23 October 2006</ref> [[Lech Walesa]] once invited the Kaczynski twins to his birthday and has said: "Lech came with his wife and Jaroslaw came with his husband."<ref>http://poland.indymedia.org/pl/2006/10/23907.shtml</ref>

As a child, Jaroslaw Kaczynski with his twin brother [[Lech Kaczynski]] (current president of ther Polish Republic) starred in the 1962 Polish film ''The Two Who Stole the Moon'' ({{lang-pl|O dwóch takich, co ukradli księżyc}}), based on a popular children's story by [[Kornel Makuszyński]].<ref>
As a child, Jaroslaw Kaczynski with his twin brother [[Lech Kaczynski]] (current president of ther Polish Republic) starred in the 1962 Polish film ''The Two Who Stole the Moon'' ({{lang-pl|O dwóch takich, co ukradli księżyc}}), based on a popular children's story by [[Kornel Makuszyński]].<ref>
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Jarosław Kaczyński
Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
13th Prime Minister of the Third Polish Republic
In office
July 14 2006 – November 16 2007
PresidentLech Kaczyński
Vice PMLudwik Dorn, Zyta Gilowska, Przemysław Gosiewski, Andrzej Lepper, Roman Giertych
Preceded byKazimierz Marcinkiewicz
Succeeded byDonald Tusk
2nd Chief of the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland
In office
December 22 1990 – October 31 1991
PresidentLech Wałęsa
Preceded byMichał Janiszewski
Succeeded byJanusz Ziółkowski
Acting Minister of Agriculture
In office
September 22 2006 – October 16 2006
PresidentLech Kaczyński
Prime MinisterJarosław Kaczyński
Preceded byAndrzej Lepper
Succeeded byAndrzej Lepper
Acting Minister of Agriculture
In office
July 9 2007 – July 31 2007
PresidentLech Kaczyński
Prime MinisterJarosław Kaczyński
Preceded byAndrzej Lepper
Succeeded byWojciech Mojzesowicz
Acting Minister of Sport and Tourism
In office
July 9 2007 – July 13 2007
PresidentLech Kaczyński
Prime MinisterJarosław Kaczyński
Preceded byTomasz Lipiec
Succeeded byElżbieta Jakubiak
Personal details
Born (1949-06-18) June 18, 1949 (age 75)
Warsaw, People's Republic of Poland
Political partyLaw and Justice
Spouse(s)Single; Never married
ProfessionLawyer
SignatureFile:Jarosław Kaczyński - signature.gif

Jarosław Kaczyński (Polish pronunciation: [jaˈrɔswaf kaˈtʂɨɲskʲi] ⓘ; born June 18, 1949) is a conservative Polish politician who was Prime Minister from July 2006 to November 2007. He presently is the chairman of the Law and Justice party, which he co-founded in 2002. He has a Doctor of law degree. He is also the identical twin brother of Polish president Lech Kaczyński. After the 2007 electoral defeat of PiS Kaczyński stepped down from office as Prime Minister, after the first meeting of the new Sejm. [2]

Early career

Jarosław Kaczyński was a member of the Solidarity Trade Union in the 1980s. He was the executive editor of Tygodnik Solidarność weekly in 1989-1991. In 1991, he created the centrist Christian Democratic "Porozumienie Centrum" party, and later on he became its chairman (until 1998). During 1991-1993 and 1997-2005 he was a member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm).

Elections, 2005

Jaroslaw Kaczyński and George W. Bush

Jarosław Kaczyński was the "Law and Justice" prime minister candidate in the September 2005 Polish parliamentary election[3]. However, when the party emerged as winner of the election, Jarosław pledged that he would not take the position, expecting that his nomination would reduce the chances of his brother Lech Kaczynski, who was a candidate for the October presidential election.

Jarosław Kaczyński was the architect of the coalition with the left wing populist "Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland" (Polish: "Samoobrona") and the deeply conservative Christian "League of Polish Families" party. Party-member Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz was appointed Prime Minister.

In the succeeding months, he was described as a frontbench MP and the leader of his party. Many also described Kaczyński as Poland's most influential politician. He was said to have enormous influence on the Prime Minister's decision-making process.

Prime Minister

Following reports of a rift between Marcinkiewicz and Jarosław Kaczyński, Marcinkiewicz tendered his resignation on July 7 2006 and Jarosław was appointed Prime Minister by the President Lech Kaczyński on July 10 and officially sworn in on July 14, following the formation of cabinet and a confidence vote in the Sejm.[4][5] [6] During Lech Kaczynski's election campaign in 2005, he had pledged that should he win, Jaroslaw would not become Prime Minister.[7]

Electoral defeat, 2007

Even though Law and Justice gained votes, overall it lost the parliamentary election on October 21, 2007, finishing a distant second behind Christian-democratic, and conservative liberal, Civic Platform. Kaczyński has lost his position as prime minister and has become a leader of the opposition.

Private life

File:TheTwoWhoStoleTheMoon.jpg
Jaroslaw Kaczynski as child actor in the 1962 film The Two Who Stole the Moon. Jarosław is on the left

Jarosław Kaczyński is the identical twin brother of Lech Kaczyński, the President of Poland. Jarosław and Lech were born in Warsaw, Jaroslaw 45 minutes before Lech.[8] The Kaczyński brothers are sons of Rajmund (an engineer who served as a soldier of the Armia Krajowa in World War II and a veteran of the Warsaw Uprising) and Jadwiga (a philologist at the Polish Academy of Sciences).

Kaczyński is unmarried and has no children. He lives with his mother in Warsaw. In 2006 Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita released secret service files which document an alleged discussion on his sexuality. In the files, a former communist SB officer is reported as speculating on Kaczyński sexual orientation.[9] Lech Walesa once invited the Kaczynski twins to his birthday and has said: "Lech came with his wife and Jaroslaw came with his husband."[10]

As a child, Jaroslaw Kaczynski with his twin brother Lech Kaczynski (current president of ther Polish Republic) starred in the 1962 Polish film The Two Who Stole the Moon (Polish: O dwóch takich, co ukradli księżyc), based on a popular children's story by Kornel Makuszyński.[11].

See also

References

  1. ^ "Premier: nie akceptuję gry politycznej Giertycha" (in Polish). Wirtualna Polska. 2006-03-20. Retrieved 2007-04-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ BBC NEWS | Europe | Massive win for Polish opposition
  3. ^ Easton, Adam (2006-09-21). "Polish twins in leadership race". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2007-04-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Poland's prime minister resigns". BBC News Online. 2006-07-07. Retrieved 2007-04-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Polish President Appoints His Twin Brother as Premier". Bloomberg. 2006-07-10. Retrieved 2007-04-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Polish head swears in twin as PM". BBC News Online. 2006-07-14. Retrieved 2007-04-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Two for the price of one, in the shape of Tweedledum and Tweedledee | April 2007 | New Internationalist
  8. ^ Day, Matthew (September 27, 2005). "Twins who stole the Moon are poised to run away with Poland". The Guardian. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  9. ^ Polish media outs homophobic PM Pinknews, 23 October 2006
  10. ^ http://poland.indymedia.org/pl/2006/10/23907.shtml
  11. ^ Araloff, Simon (2005-09-23). "Kaczynski Brothers: Movie Stars That Turned Politicians". Axis News. Retrieved 2007-04-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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