Jędrzej Moraczewski

Jędrzej Edward Moraczewski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛndʐɛj mɔraˈt͡ʂɛfskʲi]; 13 January 1870 – 5 August 1944) was a Polish socialist politician who, loyal to Józef Piłsudski and viewed as acceptable by both left- and right-wing Polish political factions, served as the second Prime Minister of the Second Polish Republic between November 1918 and January 1919.[1] He had previously served as Minister of Communications. Subsequently, from 1925 to 1929, he served as Minister of Public Labour.[2]

Jędrzej Moraczewski
2nd Prime Minister of the Second Polish Republic
In office
18 November 1918 – 16 January 1919
PresidentRada Regencyjna (Regency Council)
Józef Piłsudski (Chief of State)
DeputyTomasz Nocznicki
Preceded byIgnacy Daszyński (provisional)
Succeeded byIgnacy Jan Paderewski
Personal details
Born
Jędrzej Edward Moraczewski

(1870-01-13)13 January 1870
Tremessen (Trzemeszno),
 Province of Posen
Died5 August 1944(1944-08-05) (aged 74)
 Sulejówek, General Government
Political partyPolish Socialist Party
ProfessionEngineer

Moraczewski died on 5 August 1944 when he was hit by shrapnel fired by a Soviet soldier into his house. He was buried at Powązki Military Cemetery.

References
  1. Leslie, R. F. (1983). The History of Poland Since 1863. Cambridge University Press. p. 127.
  2. Remigiusz Okraska (7 July 2008). "Jędrzej Moraczewski" (in Polish). Polskie Radio. Retrieved 21 December 2013.

Source publications
  • Andrzej Chojnowski, Piotr Wróbel, ed. (1992). Presidents and prime ministers of the Second Polish Republic (in Polish). Wrocław: Ossolineum. ISBN 83-04-03854-4.
Political offices
Preceded by
Władysław Wróblewski		 Prime Minister of Poland
1918–1919		 Succeeded by
Ignacy Paderewski
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