Ewa Kopacz
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| 15th Prime Minister of Poland | |
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In office 22 September 2014 – 16 November 2015 |
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| President |
Bronisław Komorowski Andrzej Duda |
| Deputy |
Tomasz Siemoniak Janusz Piechociński |
| Preceded by | Donald Tusk |
| Succeeded by | Beata Szydło |
| Leader of the Civic Platform | |
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In office 8 November 2014 – 26 January 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Donald Tusk |
| Succeeded by | Grzegorz Schetyna |
| Marshal of the Sejm | |
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In office 8 November 2011 – 22 September 2014 |
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| President | Bronisław Komorowski |
| Preceded by | Grzegorz Schetyna |
| Succeeded by | Radosław Sikorski |
| Minister of Health | |
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In office 16 November 2007 – 8 November 2011 |
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| Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
| Preceded by | Zbigniew Religa |
| Succeeded by | Bartosz Arłukowicz |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Ewa Lis 3 December 1956 Skaryszew, Poland |
| Political party |
United People's Party (Before 1989) Freedom Union (1994–2001) Civic Platform (2001–present) |
| Alma mater | Medical University of Lublin |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Ewa Kopacz [ˈɛva ˈkɔpatʃ] (born Ewa Lis; 3 December 1956) is a Polish politician and a former Prime Minister of Poland. Previously she was the Marshal of the Sejm, the first woman to have held the post. In addition, she was Minister of Health from November 2007 until November 2011. Kopacz has been a member of the Civic Platform since 2001. Kopacz became Prime Minister on 22 September 2014, succeeding Donald Tusk; she is the second woman to hold the office after Hanna Suchocka. Prior to entering politics, she was a pediatrician and a general practitioner. Her term ended on 16 November 2015.
Kopacz has been described as one of the leaders of the European Union, and was ranked as the world's 40th most powerful woman by Forbes magazine in 2015, placing her ahead of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Ellen DeGeneres.
Ewa Kopacz was born in Skaryszew. She is the daughter of Mieczysław and Krystyna Lis. Her father was employed as a mechanic and her mother worked as a tailor. She was raised in the city of Radom, where she graduated from high school. In 1981 she graduated from the Medical University of Lublin. She did a residency in family medicine ("second-degree specialisation") with a focus on pediatrics ("first degree"). She worked at the clinics in the villages of Orońsko and Chlewiska, then town of Szydłowiec, where until 2001 she headed the local health care facility.
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