Stefan Ignar

Stefan Ignar
Deputy Chairman of the State Council of the Polish People's Republic
In office
20 November 1952 – 13 November 1956
Member of the State Council of the Polish People's Republic
In office
20 November 1952 – 13 November 1956, and again from 27 June 1969 to 28 March 1972
Deputy Prime Minister
In office
24 October 1956 – 28 June 1969
Chairman of the United People's Party
In office
19 October 1956 – 28 May 1962
Preceded byWładysław Kowalski
Succeeded byCzesław Wycech
Chairman of the United People's Party
In office
8 May 1981 – 6 November 1981
Preceded byStanisław Gucwa
Succeeded byRoman Malinowski
Personal details
Born17 February 1908
Bałdrzychów
Died23 January 1992
Warsaw
Political partyPeople's Party (Poland) (1931–1945)
Polish People's Party (1945–1949) (1945–1949)
United People's Party (Poland) (1949-1989)
Awards

Stefan Ignar, who went by "Kurek" and "Sylwester",.[1] (February 17, 1908 – January 23, 1992) was a Polish politician,[2] a member of the rural movement, a soldier in the Peasants' Battalions, a full professor of economic sciences, and the chairman of the United People's Party from 1956 to 1962 and in 1981, as well as the chairman of the Central Board of the Polish-Soviet Friendship Society from 1955 to 1957.[3] He served as a deputy to the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic during the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th convocations of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland from 1956 to 1969, deputy chairman of the Council of State from 1952 to 1956, and a member of the Council of State from 1969 to 1972.

  1. ^ "Dane osoby z katalogu kierowniczych stanowisk partyjnych i państwowych PRL". ipn.gov.pl. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  2. ^ Mateusz Szpytma (16 August 2011). "Zapomniana partia". tygodnikpowszechny.pl. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  3. ^ Ks. Dominik Zamiatała, Polish-Soviet Friendship Society, in: Encyclopedia of White Spots, vol. XVII, Radom 2006, p. 179.