Stanisław Mackiewicz
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Stanisław "Cat" Mackiewicz (December 18, 1896 in Saint Petersburg - February 18, 1966 in Warsaw) was a Polish Conservative writer and monarchist. He was a Member of Parliament (Sejm) 1928-1935 representing the BBWR faction. He served as Prime Minister of the Polish government in exile 1954-1955. He was a brother of Józef Mackiewicz.
He joined the Polish Military Organisation in 1917 and served as a volunteer in the Polish Army during Polish-Soviet War (1920). After Józef Piłsudski's death in opposition, he was imprisoned in Bereza Kartuska in 1939. He left Poland on September 18 1939 and returned in 1956.
Preceded by Jerzy Hryniewski |
Prime Minister of the Polish Republic in Exile 1954-1955 |
Succeeded by Hugon Hanke |