2011 in Poland
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Events during the year 2011 in Poland.
Incumbents[edit]
| Position | Person | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Bronisław Komorowski | Independent (Supported by the Civic Platform) | |
| Prime Minister | Donald Tusk | Civic Platform | |
| Marshal of the Sejm | Grzegorz Schetyna | Civic Platform | Until 8 November 2011 |
| Ewa Kopacz | Civic Platform | From 8 November 2011 | |
| Marshal of the Senate | Bogdan Borusewicz | Independent (Supported by the Civic Platform) |
Elections[edit]
Bold indicates government parties.
| Party | Leader | Sejm | Senate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | Popular vote | Percentage | Seats | ||
| Civic Platform | Donald Tusk | 207 / 460
|
5,629,773 | 39.18% | 63 / 100
|
| Law and Justice | Jarosław Kaczyński | 157 / 460
|
4,295,016 | 29.89% | 31 / 100
|
| Palikot's Movement | Janusz Palikot | 40 / 460
|
1,439,490 | 10.02% | 0 / 100
|
| Polish People's Party | Waldemar Pawlak | 28 / 460
|
1,201,628 | 8.36% | 2 / 100
|
| Democratic Left Alliance | Grzegorz Napieralski | 27 / 460
|
1,184,303 | 8.24% | 0 / 100
|
| German Minority | 1 / 460
|
28,014 | 0.2% | 0 / 100
| |
| Independents | N/A | 4 / 100
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| Other | PJN, KNP, PPP, Prawica, NDP | 0 / 460
|
591,279 (Total) | 4.09% (Total) | 0 / 100
|
| Total and turnout | 460 | 14,369,503 | 48.92% | 100 | |
Events[edit]
January[edit]
- 1 January – 5 places: Wolbórz, Nowe Brzesko, Pruchnik, Czyżew and Gościno received city rights.[1]
- 9 January – The nineteenth finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity.[2]
- 10 January – A test HD version of TVP1 is launched, named TVP1 HD.
- 31 January – President of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski signed a law introducing a 35 percent quota for electoral lists.
February[edit]
- 7 February – Warsaw summit of the Weimar Triangle.[3]
- 19 February – Performance by the famous DJ Armin van Buuren in Poznań.
- 25 February – Abolition of the Property Commission of the Catholic Church.[4]
March[edit]
- 1 March – The first time Poland celebrated a new national holiday: National Day of Remembrance "Soldiers accursed".
- 25 March – The Polish Sejm adopted a government proposal declining pension contributions transferred to open pension funds.[5]
April[edit]
- 1 April – Start of the Polish Census 2011.[6]
- 29 April – The court annulled the Walbrzych presidential election.[7]
May[edit]
- 17 May – Sejm investigative committee for Christopher Olewnik adopted a report on its work.
June[edit]
- 5 June – Rebranding of phone company Era to T-Mobile Poland.[8]
- 28 June – Lukasz Kaminski sworn in as president of the Institute of National Remembrance.
July[edit]
- 1 July – Poland takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Hungary for a six-month term.[9]
- 29 July – Committee for Investigation of National Aviation Accidents of the Polish Civil Aviation Authority announced a report on the causes of the Smolensk catastrophe on 10 April 2010.
August[edit]
- 1 August – "The Law of 5 January 2011 - Election Code" comes into force.
- 4 August – The Polish President, Bronislaw Komorowski, officially announces the Parliamentary election date, set for 5 October 2011.
- 12 August – Four people have been killed and 30 people injured after a train derailed between Warsaw and Katowice in Poland.[10]
- 18 August – The Gdynia District Court acquitted Adam Darski, the leader of death metal band Behemoth, accused of insulting religious feelings.
September[edit]
- 3 September – Opening of the Polish National Stadium (Earlier called: Stadium of the Decade)
- 8–9 September – Tenth Jubilee International Ignatius Reimann Festival in Krosnowice.
October[edit]
- 9 October – Polish Parliamentary Elections, 2011.[11]
Unknown date[edit]
A Liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant was set up in Swinoujscie.
Deaths[edit]
January[edit]
- 2 January – Cezary Kuleszyński, hurdler. (b. 1937)
- 7 January:
- Krzysztof Kolberger, Polish actor. (b. 1950)
- Włodzimierz Ławniczak, Polish journalist (b. 1959)
- 9 January – Jerzy Woźniak, Polish soccer player, Polish representative (b. 1932)
- 14 January – Zdzisław Szczotkowski, Polish lector (b. 1945)
- 23 January – Tomasz Wełnicki, Polish journalist, politician (b. 1957)
- 24 January – Włodzimierz Kłopocki, Polish actor (b. 1934)
- 25 January – Andrzej Szypulski, Polish screenwriter and novelist (b. 1936)
- 27 January – Jan Baszkiewicz, Polish lawyer, historian, political scientist (b. 1930)
February[edit]
- 1 February – Stanisław Michalski, Polish actor (b. 1932)
- 4 February – Janusz Pezda, Polish politician and governor of Jelenia Góra (b. 1943)
- 6 February:
- Jerzy Banaśkiewicz – Polish Catholic cleric, poet (b. 1937)
- Magdalena Tesławska – Polish film and theatre costume designer (b. 1945)
- 9 February:
- Andrzej Przybielski, Polish jazz trumpeter (b. 1944)
- Janusz Maciejewski, Polish philologist, literary critic (b. 1930)
- 10 February:
- Józef Życiński, Polish Catholic cleric, Archbishop of Lublin (b. 1948)
- Antoni Halor, Polish film and theatre director, artist literary (b. 1937)
- 15 February:
- Sławomir Radoń, Polish historian, General Director of State Archives (b. 1957)
- Karin Stanek, Polish singer, lead singer of the band Czerwono-Czarni (b. 1946)
- 21 February – Jerzy Nowosielski, Polish painter, illustrator, set designer (b. 1923)
March[edit]
- 3 March – Irena Kwiatkowska, Polish actor (b. 1912)
- 4 March – Lucyna Legut, Polish actor (b. 1926)
- 19 March – Anna Kajtochowa, Polish writer, novelist, journalist (b. 1928)
- 23 March – Antoni Jurasz, Polish actor (b. 1922)
- 26 March:
- Roman Piętka, Polish priest, Archimandrite (b. 1937)
- Paul Baran, American computer scientist of Polish descent (b. 1926)
April[edit]
- 3 April:
- Marian Pankowski, Polish writer (b. 1919)
- Andrzej Butruk, Polish actor, lector, satirist (b. 1964)
- 16 April:
- Henryk Zomerski, Polish bass guitarist (b. 1942)
- Tadeusz Pawlusiak, Polish ski jumper (b. 1946)
- 18 April – Andrzej Piszczatowski, Polish actor (b. 1945)
- 20 April – Halina Skibniewska, Polish architect, politician, Deputy Speaker of the Sejm (b. 1921)
- 25 April – Ryszard Nawrocki, Polish actor (b. 1940)
- 27 April – Zdzisław Rutecki, Polish speedway, speedway sports coach (b. 1960)
- 29 April – Waldemar Baszanowski, Polish weightlifter, World and European champion, Olympic champion (b. 1935)
May[edit]
- 12 May – Piotr Żyżelewicz, Polish drummer, member of the teams: Armia, Izrael, Voo Voo and 2Tm2, 3 (b. 1965)
- 15 May – Krystyna Dmochowska, Polish actor (b. 1956)
- 17 May – Ewa Szumańska, Polish writer, reporter, satirist (b. 1921)
- 18 May – Włada Majewska, Polish radio journalist, actress, singer (b. 1911)[12]
- 25 May:
- Edward Żentara, Polish actor (b. 1956)
- Marek Nawara, Polish politician (b. 1956)
- 27 May:
- Małgorzata Dydek, Polish basketball player (b. 1974)
- Jacek Puchała, Polish surgeon (b. 1956)
- 29 May – Krystyna Skuszanka, Polish theatre director and principal of theatres (b. 1924)
June[edit]
- 4 June – Jerzy Świątkiewicz, Polish lawyer (b. 1925)
- 6 June – Stefan Kuryłowicz, Polish architect (b. 1949)
- 13 June – Onil, Polish rapper (b. 1980)
- 18 June – Marek Szufa, Polish pilot, vice-champion in gliding Aerobatic Flying (b. 1954)
- 25 June – Jan Kułakowski, Polish politician and trade-unionist (b. 1930)
- 27 June – Maciej Zembaty, Polish poet, translator, musician, satirist (b. 1944)
- 30 June – Tadeusz Skutnik, Polish journalist and poet (b. 1947)
July[edit]
- 12 July – Roman Stanisław Ingarden, mathematical physicist (b. 1920)
- 16 July:
- Albin Małysiak, Polish cleric, Roman Catholic Bishop of Kraków (b. 1917)
- Kazimierz Neumann, Polish rower (b. 1933)
- 20 July – Rafał Balcewicz, Polish ice hockey player (b. 1987)
- 21 July:
- Andrzej Zalewski, Polish radio journalist (b. 1924)
- Kazimierz Świątek, Polish Catholic spiritual, Roman Catholic Cardinal (b. 1914)
- 23 July – Janusz Gniatkowski, Polish singer (b. 1928)
August[edit]
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- 5 August – Andrzej Lepper, Polish unionist, politician, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture (b. 1954)
- 6 August – Roman Opałka, Polish painter and graphic artist (b. 1931)
- 13 August – Jerzy Masztaler, Polish football coach (b. 1946)
- 19 August – Janusz Kierzkowski, Polish track cyclist (b. 1947)
- 21 August – Maria Kornatowska, Polish film critic, essayist, lecturer at the Łódź Film School (b. 1943)
- 22 August – Andrzej Urbanowicz, Polish painter and visual artist (b. 1938)
September[edit]
- 3 September – Andrzej Maria Deskur, Polish Catholic cleric, Cardinal (b. 1924)
- 6 September:
- Janusz Morgenstern, Polish film director (b. 1922)
- Damian Szojda, Polish Franciscan, an interpreter the Bible (b. 1932)
- 15 September – Regina Smendzianka, Polish pianist and pedagogue (b. 1924)
- 16 September – Maria Sawicka, Polish social activist, lawyer (b. 1923)
- 17 September:
- Magda Teresa Wójcik, Polish actress, film director (b. 1934)
- Tomasz Zygadło, Polish film director, screenwriter (b. 1947)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ "Four dead, 30 injured in Polish train crash". RTÉ. RTÉ. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
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