Stanisław Thugutt

Stanisław August Thugutt (30 July 1873, Łęczyca - 15 June 1941, Stockholm) was a Polish activist and politician during the interwar period of the (Second Polish Republic).

Stanisław Thugutt
Stanisław Thugutt
Minister of Interior of Poland
In office
6 November 1918  16 January 1919
Preceded byStanisław Ustyanowski
Succeeded byStanisław Wojciechowski
Deputy Prime Minister of Poland
In office
17 November 1924  21 May 1925
Personal details
Born(1873-07-30)July 30, 1873
Łęczyca, Congress Poland
DiedJune 15, 1941(1941-06-15) (aged 67)
Stockholm, Sweden
NationalityPolish
Political partyPolish People's Party "Wyzwolenie"
OccupationPolitician

During World War I, he was a soldier in the Polish Legions. He was the founder and leader of several peasant parties (particularly the Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie"). Later he was the Minister of Internal Affairs (1918–1919), and vice-Prime Minister (1924–1925). After the Invasion of Poland, Thugutt escaped to Sweden, where he died in exile.

Works

  • Krótki Przewodnik po Warszawie i okolicach (1914)
  • Listy do młodego przyjaciela (1939, 2002)
  • Wykłady o spółdzielczości (1945)
  • Autobiografia (1984)
  • Wyznania demokraty: publicystyka z lat 1917-1939 (ed. Jan Sałkowski) (1986)
  • Stanisław Thugutt o demokracji i ustroju Polski (ed. Władysław Wic) (1998)


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