Jan Stefan Widacki (born 6 January 1948 in

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

) is a Polish lawyer, historian, essayist, academic (

professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who pr ...

since 1988), diplomat and politician.

Life

In 1969, Widacki graduated from law at the

Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University (Polish: ''Uniwersytet Jagielloński'', UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and the 13th oldest university in ...

. 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 John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin ( pl, Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II, la, Universitas Catholica Lublinensis Ioannis Pauli II, abbreviation KUL), established in 1918. It is the only private college in Poland with the s ...

(from 1977) and the University of Silesia (1983–1990). He was a vice minister of interior in the

Cabinet of Tadeusz Mazowiecki Cabinet of Tadeusz Mazowiecki, led by Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki, came to power following the 1989 legislative election. He was nominated by the President as the Prime Minister on 24 August 1989 in order to form a new government after the Se ...

(1990–1992), Polish ambassador to Lithuania (1992–1996), and Member to the

Sejm The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of t ...

(2007–2011). He has been member of several political parties and associations: Polish United Workers' Party,

Solidarity ''Solidarity'' is an awareness of shared interests, objectives, standards, and sympathies creating a psychological sense of unity of groups or classes. It is based on class collaboration.''Merriam Webster'', http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictio ...

, Democratic Left Alliance, Alliance of Democrats,

Democratic Party – demokraci.pl The Democratic Party ( pl, Partia Demokratyczna – demokraci.pl), abbreviated to PD, was a minor social-liberal political party in Poland. It had no members of the Sejm, Senate, or European Parliament. Its foundation was publicly announced on ...

Honours

* Officer's Cross of the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on al ...

(2005) * Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2000) * Commander's Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (1996)

References

External links

Biography at the page of Sejm
1948 births Ambassadors of Poland to Lithuania Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta Jagiellonian University alumni Living people Members of the Polish Sejm 2007–2011 {{Poland-politician-stub Commander's Grand Crosses of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Solidarity (Polish trade union) activists 20th-century Polish lawyers 21st-century Polish lawyers Polish United Workers' Party members Democratic Party – demokraci.pl politicians Democratic Left Alliance politicians Alliance of Democrats (Poland) politicians Scholars of criminal law Academic staff of Jagiellonian University Academic staff of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Academic staff of the University of Silesia in Katowice Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta