Piotr Duda

Piotr Duda (born 15 June 1962 in Wielowieś) is a Polish activist and political leader who has been Chairman of Solidarity since 2010.

Biography

Since 1980, Duda worked at the Huta Gliwice as a machinist. In the years 1982–1983, he served in the 6th Pomeranian Airborne Division. He participated in the Polish Military Contingent in Syria as part of the UNDOF mission. He then returned to work at the Huta Gliwice.[1]

He has been a member Solidarity since 1980. In 1992, he was elected chairman of the works committee. In 1995, he joined the presidium of the Silesian-Dąbrowa regional board, and two years later he took the position of treasurer of the regional board. At that time, he also became treasurer of the AWS Social Movement in the Katowice district (a position he held during the early period of the party's activity).[2] In 2002, he won the election for chairman of Solidarity in the Silesian-Dąbrowa Region. He was re-elected in 2006 and 2010. He also became a member of the National Commission of Solidarity.

On 21 October 2010, he was elected chairman of the National Commission of Solidarity, defeating incumbent Janusz Śniadek, who was seeking re-election.[3] He was re-elected to this position in 2014,[4] 2018,[5] and 2023.[6] He was also the president of the board of the Foundation for the Health of Children and Youth of the Silesian-Dąbrowa Region named after Grzegorz Kolosa.[7]

In October 2015, on behalf of Solidarity, he became a member of the newly established Council for Social Dialogue;[8] he joined its presidium as one of the seven vice-chairmen.[9]

Decorations

References

  1. ^ Jan Dziadul (19 January 2011). "Komandos związkowcem". polityka.pl. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  2. ^ "Informacje na stronie RS AWS w okręgu katowickim". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  3. ^ "Piotr Duda nowym szefem Solidarności". rmf24.pl. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  4. ^ "Duda ponownie wybrany na przewodniczącego „Solidarności". „Warto było harować"". gazeta.pl. 8 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  5. ^ "Piotr Duda po raz kolejny przewodniczącym Solidarności". tvn24.pl. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  6. ^ "NSZZ „Solidarność" wybrało przewodniczącego na nową kadencję". wp.pl. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  7. ^ "Siedziba i władze Fundacji". fundacja-kolosy.org.pl. Archived from the original on 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  8. ^ "Prezydent powołał Radę Dialogu Społecznego". prezydent.pl. 22 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  9. ^ "Rada Dialogu Społecznego". dialog.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  10. ^ "Odznaczenia państwowe dla wybitnie zasłużonych dla Rzeczypospolitej". prezydent.pl. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
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