Andrzej Marcinkowski (28 February 1929 in

Poznań Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...

– 13 March 2010) was a Polish

lawyer A lawyer is a person who is qualified to offer advice about the law, draft legal documents, or represent individuals in legal matters. The exact nature of a lawyer's work varies depending on the legal jurisdiction and the legal system, as w ...

and

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. He served as the acting Polish Minister of Justice from 25 November 1991 until 5 December 1991 within the government of

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Jan Krzysztof Bielecki. He was a recipient of the Commander's Cross and Commander's Cross with Star of the

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. Marcinkowski died on 13 March 2010, at the age of 81.

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