Andrzej Duda
Andrzej Sebastian Duda is a Polish lawyer and politician who has been serving as President of Poland since 2015. Before becoming President, he served as Member of the Sejm (MP) from 2011 to 2014 and as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 to 2015.
Some of the key events about Andrzej Duda
- 2005Earned a Doctor of Law degree from Jagiellonian University
- 2006Elected as a city councillor in Kraków
- 2011Elected to the Sejm (lower house of Polish parliament)
- 2014Elected as a Member of the European Parliament
- 2015Won the presidential election, becoming the youngest president in Polish history
- 2015Initiated the Three Seas Initiative to promote cooperation among Central European countries
- 2015Refused to appoint judges to the Constitutional Tribunal, sparking a constitutional crisis
- 2016Hosted the NATO Summit in Warsaw
- 2016Signed controversial media laws, raising concerns about press freedom
- 2017Vetoed controversial judicial reforms, citing concerns about judicial independence
- 2017Signed a law allowing logging in the protected Białowieża Forest, leading to EU criticism
- 2018Signed a joint declaration with the U.S. on strategic partnership and defense cooperation
- 2018Signed a law making it illegal to accuse Poland of complicity in Nazi crimes, causing international controversy
- 2019Approved controversial reforms to the Supreme Court, despite EU objections
- 2020Re-elected for a second term as President of Poland
- 2020Supported a near-total ban on abortion, leading to widespread protests
- 2020Criticized LGBTQ+ rights, referring to it as an "ideology" during his re-election campaign
- 2021Signed a media ownership law that critics say targets a U.S.-owned TV station
- 2021Declared a state of emergency at the Belarus border, restricting media access and aid workers
- 2022Vetoed an education bill, causing tension within his own political camp
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