Hanna Suchocka
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| In office 11 July 1992 – 26 October 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Waldemar Pawlak |
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| Succeeded by | Waldemar Pawlak |
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| Born | 3 August 1946 Pleszew, Poland |
| Political party | Partia Demokratyczna - demokraci.pl |
Hanna Suchocka (IPA: [xana suxɔtska]) (b. 3 April 1946 in Pleszew, Poland) is a Polish political figure. She served as the prime minister of Poland between July 11, 1992 and October 26, 1993 under the presidency of Lech Wałęsa, and was the first and to date only woman to hold this post in Polish history.
Suchocka is a specialist in Constitutional Law. She was a member of the Polish Sejm in the 1980s, and became Prime Minister in 1992. She served as an anomaly in the representation of women, however, as she partly obtained her position due to her affability to both sides of the political spectrum.
Her left-wing leanings, accompanied by her stringent anti-abortion position, made her the perfect candidate to satisfy the interests of a majority coalition in Parliament consisting of three parties including her own Democratic Union, the Christian National Union, and the Liberal Democratic Congress.
Has been serving as Poland's Ambassador to the Holy See since December 2001 and is also a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences in the Vatican (appointed by Pope John Paul II on 19 January 1994).
| Preceded by Waldemar Pawlak |
Prime Minister of Poland 1992–1993 |
Succeeded by Waldemar Pawlak |
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