Jan Dąbski (10 April 1880 in Kukizów, Galicia– 5 June 1931 in

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) was a Polish politician. Founder of Polish People's Party "Piast" (PSL Piast) in 1913. He was the chief negotiator for

at the peace negotiations for the

Treaty of Riga The Treaty of Riga was signed in Riga, Latvia, on between Poland on one side and Soviet Russia (acting also on behalf of Soviet Belarus) and Soviet Ukraine on the other, ending the Polish–Soviet War (1919–1921). The chief negotiators of ...

after the Polish-Soviet war (1920–1921). He was also

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from 28 March 1921 to 11 June 1921. Deputy to Polish parliament (

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) until 1930, he was also an important politician in the PSL peasant party factions (PSL Piast, PSL Jedność Ludowa,

Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie" Polish Peasant Party "Wyzwolenie" or Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie" (Polish: ''Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe "Wyzwolenie"'', abbreviated as PSL Wyzwolenie) — ''Wyzwolenie'' is Polish for ''Liberation'', and many sources translate the pa ...

, Stronnictwo Chłopskie). He also is considered the founder of the Sejm Library in 1919.

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1880 births 1931 deaths Politicians from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Polish People's Party "Piast" politicians Stronnictwo Chłopskie politicians People's Party (Poland) politicians Ministers of foreign affairs of the Second Polish Republic Deputy Marshals of the Sejm of the Second Polish Republic Members of the Legislative Sejm of the Second Polish Republic Members of the Sejm of the Second Polish Republic (1922–1927) Members of the Sejm of the Second Polish Republic (1928–1930) Members of the Sejm of the Second Polish Republic (1930–1935) Polish legionnaires (World War I) University of Lviv alumni {{Poland-Sejm-politician-stub