Janusz Onyszkiewicz

Janusz Onyszkiewicz
Minister of National Defence
In office
31 October 1997 – 16 June 2000
Prime MinisterJerzy Buzek
Preceded byStanisław Dobrzański
Succeeded byBronisław Komorowski
In office
11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993
Prime MinisterHanna Suchocka
Preceded byRomuald Szeremietiew
Succeeded byPiotr Kołodziejczyk
Personal details
Born (1937-12-18) 18 December 1937 (age 86)
Lwów, Poland
Political partyDemocratic Party – demokraci.pl
SpouseAlison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz 1971–1978 (her death)

Janusz Adam Onyszkiewicz (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjanuʂ ɔnɨʂˈkʲɛvʲitʂ], born 18 December 1937) is a Polish mathematician, alpinist and politician,[1] who served as Minister of Defence twice, in the cabinets of Hanna Suchocka (1992–1993) and Jerzy Buzek (1997–2000).[2]

Later in his career, Onyszkiewicz was a Member of the European Parliament.[3]

  1. ^ Europa Publications, "The International Who's Who 2004", Routledge, 2003, pg. 1258
  2. ^ Jeffrey Simon, "Poland and NATO: a study in civil-military relations", Rowman & Littlefield, 2004, pg. 19
  3. ^ "A 5-member delegation representing the European Parliament pays a 4-day visit to Taiwan.", "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)