Stanisław Jan Gucwa (18 April 1919 – 14 August 1994) was a Polish politician and economist. He was the

Marshal of the Sejm The Marshal of the Sejm , also known as Sejm Marshal, Chairman of the Sejm or Speaker of the Sejm ( pl, Marszałek Sejmu, ) is the Speaker (politics), speaker (chairperson, chair) of the Sejm, the lower house of the Parliament of Poland, Polish ...

from 1972 until 1985.

Biography

Gucwa was born in Przybysławice. During World War II, he participated in the Polish resistance movement under the pseudonyms ''Golec'' and ''Socha''.Institute of National Remembrance
/ref> In 1949, he joined the United People's Party. He was a member of 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 ...

from 1961 until 1989 and the

from 1972 until 1985.''Sejm'' educational site
/ref> In 1974, Gucwa received the

Order of the Builders of People's Poland Order of the Builders of People's Poland ( pl, Order Budowniczych Polski Ludowej) was the highest

. He also received the

Order of the Banner of Work The Order of the Banner of Labor ( pl, Order Sztandaru Pracy) was a governmental award in Poland during the 20th-century era of the Polish People's Republic, a former Marxist-Leninist state. The order was established by the Sejm (a chamber of th ...

First Class and 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 ...

Third Class.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gucwa, Stanislaw 1919 births 1994 deaths People from Tarnów County Members of the Polish Sejm 1961–1965 Members of the Polish Sejm 1965–1969 Members of the Polish Sejm 1969–1972 Members of the Polish Sejm 1972–1976 Members of the Polish Sejm 1976–1980 Members of the Polish Sejm 1980–1985 Members of the Polish Sejm 1985–1989 20th-century Polish economists United People's Party (Poland) politicians Marshals of the Sejm Polish resistance members of World War II