Alfred Urbański Prime Minister of Poland in Exile 1972-1976

Alfred Urbański (13 January 1899 – 10 September 1983) was a Polish

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking ...

, a member of the

Polish Socialist Party The Polish Socialist Party ( pl, Polska Partia Socjalistyczna, PPS) is a socialist political party in Poland. It was one of the most important parties in Poland from its inception in 1892 until its merger with the communist Polish Workers' ...

(PPS), primarily known for his political activities within the Polish Government in Exile. Urbański, an

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, was from 1969 to 1972 a member of the Council of Three (''Rada Trzech'') – a collective

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in opposition to the president in exile,

August Zaleski August Zaleski (13 September 1883 – 7 April 1972) was a Polish economist, freemason, politician, and diplomat. Twice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, he served as President of Poland- in-exile. Life and career A ...

. After Zaleski's death, the Council of Three recognized and supported his successor, President

Stanisław Ostrowski Stanisław Ostrowski (29 October 1892 – 22 November 1982) was a Polish politician, best known for serving as the last Polish Mayor of Lwow, and was President of Poland- in-exile. Life and career Ostrowski was born in Lemberg, Kingdom of Galic ...

. Ostrowski named Urbański to be his 42nd

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, a post he held from 18 July 1972 to 15 July 1976. Urbański had a noble heritage ('' szlachta'').

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