Stefan Ignar | |
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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 by | Władysław Kowalski |
Succeeded by | Czesław Wycech |
Chairman of the United People's Party | |
In office 8 May 1981 – 6 November 1981 | |
Preceded by | Stanisław Gucwa |
Succeeded by | Roman Malinowski |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 February 1908 Bałdrzychów |
Died | 23 January 1992 Warsaw |
Political party | People'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.