Ewa Kopacz

Ewa Kopacz
Kopacz in 2024
Prime Minister of Poland
In office
22 September 2014 – 16 November 2015
PresidentBronisław Komorowski
Andrzej Duda
DeputyTomasz Siemoniak
Janusz Piechociński
Preceded byDonald Tusk
Succeeded byBeata Szydło
Vice-President of the European Parliament
Assumed office
3 July 2019
Serving with see list
PresidentDavid Sassoli
Roberta Metsola
Preceded byZdzisław Krasnodębski
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
2 July 2019
ConstituencyGreater Poland
Leader of the Civic Platform
In office
8 November 2014 – 26 January 2016
Secretary GeneralPaweł Graś
Andrzej Biernat
Preceded byDonald Tusk
Succeeded byGrzegorz Schetyna
Marshal of the Sejm
In office
8 November 2011 – 22 September 2014
Preceded byGrzegorz Schetyna
Succeeded byRadosław Sikorski
Minister of Health
In office
16 November 2007 – 8 November 2011
Prime MinisterDonald Tusk
Preceded byZbigniew Religa
Succeeded byBartosz Arłukowicz
Personal details
Born
Ewa Lis

(1956-12-03) 3 December 1956 (age 67)
Skaryszew, Poland
Political partyUnited People's Party (before 1989)
Freedom Union (1994–2001)
Civic Platform (2001–present)
Other political
affiliations
European People's Party
Spouse
Marek Kopacz
(div. 2008)
Children1
EducationMedical University of Lublin
AwardsRoyal Norwegian Order of Merit Order of Saint-Charles Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana

Ewa Bożena Kopacz (IPA: [ˈɛva ˈkɔpat͡ʂ] ; née Lis; born 3 December 1956) is a Polish politician who has served as a Vice-President of the European Parliament since 2019. She previously was Marshal of the Sejm from 2011 to 2014, the first woman to hold the office, as well as Prime Minister of Poland from 2014 to 2015. In addition, Kopacz was Minister of Health from 2007 until 2011. Since 2001, she has been a member of Civic Platform, which she chaired from 2014 to 2016.[1] Kopacz succeeded Donald Tusk as prime minister, becoming the second woman to hold the office after Hanna Suchocka (1992–1993). Her term as prime minister ended on 16 November 2015, when she was succeeded by Beata Szydło.

Prior to entering politics, Kopacz was a pediatrician and general practitioner.[2] She was described as one of the leaders of the European Union during her tenure as prime minister. She was ranked as the world's 40th most powerful woman by Forbes magazine in 2015, placing her ahead of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and American television personality Ellen DeGeneres.[3]

  1. ^ Kopacz, Ewa. "O mnie" [About me]. Archived from the original on 5 January 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Życiorys Ewy Kopacz. Kopacz jako minister zdrowia - Polska - Newsweek.pl". Newsweek.pl. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. ^ The World's 100 Most Powerful Women Forbes