Ludwik Dorn

Ludwik Dorn
Dorn in 2014
Marshal of the Sejm
In office
27 April 2007 – 4 November 2007
Preceded byMarek Jurek
Succeeded byBronisław Komorowski
Deputy Prime Minister of Poland
In office
31 October 2005 – 27 April 2007
PresidentAleksander Kwaśniewski
Lech Kaczyński
Prime MinisterKazimierz Marcinkiewicz
Jarosław Kaczyński
Minister of the Interior and Administration
In office
31 October 2005 – 7 February 2007
PresidentAleksander Kwaśniewski
Lech Kaczyński
Prime MinisterKazimierz Marcinkiewicz
Jarosław Kaczyński
Preceded byRyszard Kalisz
Succeeded byJanusz Kaczmarek
Personal details
Born
Ludwik Dornbaum

(1954-06-05)5 June 1954
Warsaw, Poland
Died7 April 2022(2022-04-07) (aged 67)
Warsaw, Poland
Political partyLaw and Justice (2001−2008)
Poland Plus (2010)
Law and Justice (2010−2012)
United Poland (2012–2014)
Independent (2014–2022)
SpouseIzabela Śmieszek
ProfessionSociologist

Ludwik Stanisław Dorn ([ˈludvʲik ˈdɔrn], 5 June 1954 – 7 April 2022)[1] was a Polish conservative politician, who served as Deputy Prime Minister and member of Sejm elected on 5 November 2007.

Biography

Dorn was born Ludwik Dornbaum,[2] to Polish-Jewish parents[3] Henryk Dornbaum (1910—1982), a socialist activist and Alina née Kugler (1915—2006), a doctor. All of his father's family was murdered during the Holocaust.[4]

In the 1960s Dornbaum family changed their name to Dorn. He was raised agnostic, but he converted to Roman Catholicism at the age of 51.[4] Dorn graduated with a degree in sociology from Warsaw University in 1978.[5]

From 31 October 2005 to 7 February 2007 he was Minister of Interior and Administration, resigned after conflict with the Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński.[6] Elected a Marshal of the Sejm on 27 April 2007, with 235 votes, after Marek Jurek's resignation.

On 4 November 2011, he, along with 15 other supporters of the dismissed PiS MEP Zbigniew Ziobro,[7] left Law and Justice on ideological grounds to form a breakaway group, United Poland.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Ludwik Dorn nie żyje. Były wicepremier i marszałek Sejmu miał 67 lat" (in Polish). 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Ludwik Stanisław Dorn". Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej (in Polish). Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  3. ^ "Twarze trzeciego bliźniaka". archiwum.rp.pl (in Polish). 13 December 2005. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b Jacek Hugo Bager (30 October 2005). "Sylwetka pochyła" (in Polish). Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  5. ^ "In the spotlight: Ludwik Dorn". Warsaw Business Journal. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  6. ^ "Second Polish minister resigns after clash with PM". Gulf News. 28 February 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  7. ^ "Party members 'furious' following conservative defeat". TheNews.pl. 11 October 2011. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Conservative MPs form 'Poland United' breakaway group after dismissals". TheNews.pl. 8 November 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2012.