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Józef Oleksy

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Józef Oleksy

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Also known as Jozef Oleksy

Polish politician, Prime Minister of Poland (1946-2015)

Key facts

President
Lech Wałęsa , Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Deputy
Roman Jagieliński , Grzegorz Kołodko , Aleksander Łuczak
Preceded by
Waldemar Pawlak
Succeeded by
Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz
Prime minister
Leszek Miller
Born
( 1946-06-22 ) 22 June 1946, Nowy Sącz , Poland
Died
9 January 2015 (2015-01-09) (aged 68), Warsaw , Poland
Party
Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland , Democratic Left Alliance
Spouse
Maria Oleksy
Profession
Economist

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Józef
Gender
male
Citizenship
Poland
Place of birth
Nowy Sącz
Place of death
Warsaw
Languages spoken
Polish
Academic degree
doctorate
Image
JKRUK 20090524 JÓZEF OLEKSY BUSKO IMG 7314.jpg
Number of children
2
Work location
Warsaw
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date of death
2015-01-09
Commons category
Józef Oleksy
date of birth
1946-06-22
IPA transcription
ˈjuzɛf ɔˈlɛksɨ
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
Józef Oleksy
cause of death
cancer
name in kana
ユゼフ・オレクスィ
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Encyclopedic overview

Józef Oleksy ( pronounced [ˈjuzɛf ɔˈlɛksɨ] ; 22 June 1946 – 9 January 2015) was a Polish left-wing politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland from 7 March 1995 to 7 February 1996, when he resigned due to espionage allegations. He was chairman of the Democratic Left Alliance (Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej, SLD).

Early life and education

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