Maciej Rataj
| Maciej Rataj | |
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| Maciej Rataj | |
| Acting President of the Republic of Poland | |
| In office 15 May – 4 June 1926 | |
| Prime Minister | Kazimierz Bartel |
| Preceded by | Stanisław Wojciechowski |
| Succeeded by | Ignacy Mościcki |
| In office 16 December – 22 December 1922 | |
| Prime Minister | Julian Nowak Władysław Sikorski |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Narutowicz |
| Succeeded by | Stanisław Wojciechowski |
| 2nd Marshal of Sejm of the Republic of Poland | |
| In office 23 November 1922 – 26 March 1928 | |
| President | Józef Piłsudski (Chief of State) Gabriel Narutowicz Himself (acting) Stanisław Wojciechowski Himself (acting) Ignacy Mościcki |
| Prime Minister | Julian Nowak, Władysław Sikorski, Wincenty Witos, Władysław Grabski, Aleksander Skrzyński, Wincenty Witos, Kazimierz Bartel, Józef Piłsudski |
| Preceded by | Wojciech Trąmpczyński |
| Succeeded by | Ignacy Daszyński |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 February 1884 Chłopy, near Lemberg, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 21 June 1940 (aged 56) Palmiry, Poland |
| Resting place | Palmiry |
| Political party | Polish People's Party "Piast" |
| Alma mater | University of Lwów |
| Occupation | Politician |
Maciej Rataj (19 February 1884 – 21 June 1940) was a Polish politician and writer.
Biography
Born in the village of Chłopy near Lwów (now Lviv, Ukraine) on 19 February 1884, he attended a gymnasium in Lwów and studied classical linguistics at the University of Lwów. Upon the completion of his studies he became a gymnasium teacher first in Lwów, and later in Zamość.
He became involved in politics after the Second Polish Republic gained independence following the First World War. He was a member of the Polish People's Party "Piast" political party, and from 1931 a member of the People's Party. He became president of the Stronnictwo and the chief editor of the party's official paper, the 'Zielony Sztandar' in 1935. From 1919 to 1930 and from 1934-1935 he was a Member of Parliament for the Sejm (Polish Parliament), and from 1922 to 1928 he was the Marshal of the Sejm. Between 1920-1921 he was the Minister of Religion and Public Education, and took part in work on the March Constitution.
He was President of Poland twice: first in December 1922 after the assassination of president Gabriel Narutowicz as Acting President of the Republic of Poland for one week, and again in May 1926, after Józef Piłsudski's May Coup and the resignation of president Stanisław Wojciechowski. His second term lasted half of a month.
During both times he oversaw special election and appointed new governments.
In December 1939 he was arrested by Nazi Germany and executed in Palmiry during the German AB-Aktion operation in Poland.
Works
- Pamiętniki (Memoirs) (1965)
- Wskazania obywatelskie i polityczne: Wybór pism i przemówień z lat 1919-1938 (1987)
- Maciej Rataj o parlamentaryzmie, państwie demokratycznym i sanacji (1998)
External links
Media related to Maciej Rataj at Wikimedia Commons
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| Preceded by Gabriel Narutowicz |
Acting President of Poland 1922 |
Succeeded by Stanisław Wojciechowski |
| Preceded by Stanisław Wojciechowski |
Acting President of Poland 1926 |
Succeeded by Ignacy Mościcki |
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