Jolanta Kwaśniewska

Jolanta Kwaśniewska
First Lady of Poland
In office 23 December 1995 – 23 December 2005
President	Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Preceded by	Danuta Wałęsa
Succeeded by	Maria Kaczyńska
Personal details
Born	Jolanta Konty (1955-06-03)3 June 1955 Gdańsk
Nationality	Polish
Spouse(s)	Aleksander Kwaśniewski (m. 1979-present)
Children	Aleksandra Kwaśniewska
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Jolanta Kwaśniewska [jɔˈlanta kfaɕˈɲɛfska], née Konty [ˈkɔntɨ] (born 3 June 1955 in Gdańsk)^[1] is a Polish lawyer and charity activist who was First Lady of Poland between 1995 and 2005, as the wife of the then president Aleksander Kwaśniewski.

She met the future president while she was a law student at the University of Gdańsk, and they married in 1979. During her studies she was the president of the executive committee of the Socialist Union of Polish Students, in which her husband was also active.^[1]

Kwaśniewska has been widely involved in charity work, and in 1997 founded the charity foundation Porozumienie bez barier ("Understanding Without Barriers"), whose aims include providing help and support to sick and disabled children.^[2]

She is also the host of the television show Lekcja stylu ("Lessons in Style") on TVN Style.^[1]

Honours

•  Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (1999)^[3]
•  Estonia: 1st class of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
•  Latvia: Commander Grand Cross of the Order of the Three Stars

References

Honorary titles
Preceded by Danuta Wałęsa	First Lady of Poland 1995–2005	Succeeded by Maria Kaczyńska

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Persondata
Name	Kwasniewska, Jolanta
Alternative names
Short description	First Lady of Poland
Date of birth	June 3, 1955
Place of birth	Gdańsk
Date of death
Place of death