Jerzy Władysław Zdrada (born 26 November 1936 in Częstochowa) is a Polish historian and politician.

Biography

He is a member of the

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and a professor at the Jagiellonian University since 1993. As a historian, he specializes in the history of Poland in the 19th century. He was an activist of the Solidarity movement in

communist Poland The Polish People's Republic ( pl, Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1947 to 1989 as the predecessor of the modern Republic of Poland. With a population of approximately 37.9 million nea ...

. After the

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, he was a member of the Democratic Union (UD) and Freedom Union (UW) parties. He was a deputy to the Polish parliament (

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) from 1989 to 1997. Afterwards, he was a Deputy Minister in the

cabinet of Jerzy Buzek Cabinet of Jerzy Buzek was appointed on 31 October 1997 and passed the vote of confidence A motion of no confidence, also variously called a vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, motion of confidence, or vote of confidence, is a statem ...

(1997–2001). Afterwards, he retired from active politics. In 2007, Zdrada was awarded the Commander's Cross with Star of the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on foreigners for outstanding achievement ...

Works

* ''Zmierzch Czartoryskich'', 1969 * ''Jarosław Dąbrowski: 1836-1871'', 1973 * ''Historia Dyplomacji Polskiej'' Part Three (co-author), 1982 * ''Wielka Emigracja po Powstaniu Listopadowym'', 1987 * ''Historia Polski 1795-1914'', 2005

References

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entry at Encyklopedia Solidarności 1936 births Living people People from Częstochowa People from Kielce Voivodeship (1919–1939) Democratic Union (Poland) politicians Freedom Union (Poland) politicians Members of the Contract Sejm Members of the Polish Sejm 1991–1993 Members of the Polish Sejm 1993–1997 Solidarity (Polish trade union) activists 20th-century Polish historians Polish male non-fiction writers Jagiellonian University alumni Jagiellonian University faculty Commanders with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta 21st-century Polish historians {{Poland-politician-stub