Jędrzej Moraczewski

Jędrzej Moraczewski
Prime Minister of Poland
1st Prime Minister of the Second Republic of Poland
In office
18 November 1918 – 16 January 1919
Preceded by Ignacy Daszyński (provisional govt.)
Succeeded by Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Personal details
Born 13 January 1870(1870-01-13)
Tremessen (Trzemeszno), Province of Posen
Died 5 August 1944(1944-08-05) (aged 74)
Sulejówek, Poland
Political party Polish Socialist Party
Profession Engineer

Jędrzej Moraczewski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛndʐɛj mɔraˈt͡ʂɛfkʲi]; 13 January 1870 – 5 August 1944) was a Polish socialist politician who served as first Prime Minister of Poland (of the Second Polish Republic), from November 1918 to January 1919.

In 1918–1919 he served as the Minister of Communications, and in 1925–1929 as the Minister of Public Labour.

Moraczewski died on 5 August 1944, when a shrapnel fired by a Soviet soldier fired into his house, causing his instant death.

Political offices
Preceded by
Władysław Wróblewski
Prime Minister of Poland
1918–1919
Succeeded by
Ignacy Paderewski