Andrzej Duda

Politician and lawyer, president of Poland from 2015 to 2025 · Poland · Politicians · Born 1972 · age 54

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Andrzej Sebastian Duda is a Polish lawyer and politician who served as the 6th president of Poland from 2015 to 2025. Before becoming president, he served as a Member of the Sejm (MP) from 2011 to 2014 and as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 to 2015.

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2025Order of LibertyAward2022Gold Olympic OrderAward2021“I wanted Poland to be, right from the start, a country of solidarity, a country not guided by the rule: the weaker has to die.”In their words21 September 2021"Speech by the President at the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly" (21 September 2021)Read the whole statement

Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st classAward2020“I was raised in a family that has always been Catholic, for generations. That's the type of family I grew up in.”In their words27 September 2020Catholic News Agency, 27 September 2020Read the whole statement

2019Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double CrossAwardGrand Cross with collar of the Order of Vytautas the GreatAward2018Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Three StarsAward2017Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of FinlandAward2016“Poland is stable politically. The opposition is making it impossible for parliament to work.”In their words21 December 2016POLITICO, 21 December 2016Read the whole statement

“I always say that as a President of my country, President of Poland, I would like to have the best relations with all our neighbors.”In their words23 November 2016"In an interview with 77 WABC Radio" (23 November 2016)Read the whole statement

“If someone is undertaking aggressive military activities in Ukraine and Syria, if someone is bolstering his military presence near his neighbors ...”In their words19 February 2016Reuters, 19 February 2016Read the whole statement

Collar of the Order of the Star of RomaniaAwardGrand cross of the Order of the White LionAwardKnight Grand Cross of the Order of St. OlavAwardOrder of Stara PlaninaAward2015Named President of the Republic of PolandOffice6 August 2015 to 6 August 2025“Peace and law - two words, without which co-existence of nations, ethnic groups or those whose religions are different, is unimaginable.”In their words30 September 2015Defence 24.com, 30 September 2015Read the whole statement

Grand Cordon of the Order of LeopoldAwardGrand Cross of the Order of Polonia RestitutaAward2011Named Member of the SejmOffice8 November 2011 to 27 May 20142008Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of PortugalAward1972Born16 May 1972

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President Lech Kaczyński appointing Duda as undersecretary of state in the Chancellery of the President, 16 January 2008

Andrzej Duda taking the oath of office, 6 August 2015

Duda and Xi Jinping signing a declaration on strategic partnership, June 2016

Duda with U.S. President Joe Biden in Warsaw, March 2022

Andrzej Duda during a meeting with the Council of Seniors of the Sejm and the Council of Seniors of the Senate at the Sejm

Duda with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev in Sofia, on 27 November 2018

Duda was the first foreign leader to travel to the White House since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.[66]

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Andrzej Duda

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I wanted Poland to be, right from the start, a country of solidarity, a country not guided by the rule: the weaker has to die.
Sep 21, 2021, "Speech by the President at the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly" (21 September 2021), Own words
I was raised in a family that has always been Catholic, for generations. That's the type of family I grew up in.
Sep 27, 2020, Catholic News Agency, 27 September 2020, Own words
Poland is stable politically. The opposition is making it impossible for parliament to work.
Dec 21, 2016, POLITICO, 21 December 2016, Own words