Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz

Władysław Marcin Kosiniak-Kamysz is a Polish physician and politician. Since 2023, he has served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Poland and the Minister of National Defence and since 2015, he has served as the chairman of the Polish People's Party (PSL). From 2011 to 2015, he was Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in the governments of Donald Tusk and Ewa Kopacz. He was a candidate for president in 2020.
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Some of the key events about Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz

  • 2011
    Elected as a member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
  • 2012
    Became the leader of the Polish People's Party (PSL)
  • 2013
    Appointed as Minister of Labour and Social Policy in the government of Donald Tusk
  • 2014
    Continued as Minister of Labour and Social Policy in the government of Ewa Kopacz
  • 2015
    Re-elected to the Sejm
  • 2015
    Became the leader of the opposition in the Sejm
  • 2015
    Faced criticism for supporting a controversial bill that would allow pharmacists to refuse selling contraceptives based on religious beliefs
  • 2019
    Re-elected to the Sejm for a third term
  • 2019
    Formed a coalition called Polish Coalition (Koalicja Polska) with other centrist and agrarian parties
  • 2019
    Received backlash for proposing to lower the retirement age for women to 55 and men to 60, which was seen as economically unsustainable
  • 2020
    Ran as a candidate in the Polish presidential election
  • 2020
    Criticized for initially supporting the government's plan to hold a presidential election during the COVID-19 pandemic via postal voting
  • 2023
    Appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence in Donald Tusk's government

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