Michal Mackevič ( pl, Michał Mackiewicz; born 1 October 1953 in

Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...

) is a Lithuanian Polish

journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...

, politician, president of the

Association of Poles in Lithuania Union of Poles in Lithuania ( pl, Związek Polaków na Litwie, ZPL; lt, Lietuvos lenkų sąjunga) is an organization formed in 1989 to bring together members of Polish minority in Lithuania. It numbers between 6,000 to 11,000 members. It defends ...

, and member of the Lithuanian

Seimas The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas), or simply the Seimas (), is the unicameral parliament of Lithuania. The Seimas constitutes the legislative branch of government in Lithuania, enacting laws and amendmen ...

(2008, 2012, 2016). He was also the founder and editor-in-chief of ''

Magazyn Wileński ''Magazyn Wileński'' ( pl, Vilnius Journal) is a monthly political and cultural magazine based in Lithuania. As of 2005 it was one of four Polish-language print publications in the country. History and profile ''Magazyn Wileński'' was establis ...

.'' In October 2010, he was awarded Officer's Cross of the

Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland The Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Order Zasługi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is a Polish order of merit created in 1974, awarded to persons who have rendered great service to Poland. It is granted to foreigners or Poles resident ab ...

for the outstanding merits before

Polish diaspora The Polish diaspora comprises Poles and people of Polish heritage or origin who live outside Poland. The Polish diaspora is also known in modern Polish as ''Polonia'', the name for Poland in Latin and many Romance languages. There are roughly 20,0 ...

for the promotion of Poland and Polish traditions and culture.Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 14 października 2010 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń
(Decree of the President of the Republic of Poland of 14 October 2010 on the awarding of orders and decorations)

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