Anna Komorowska
| Anna Komorowska | |
|---|---|
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| First Lady of Poland | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 6 August 2010 | |
| President | Bronisław Komorowski |
| Preceded by | Maria Kaczyńska |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anna Komorowska 11 May 1953 Warszawa |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Spouse(s) | Bronisław Komorowski (since 1977) |
| Children | Zofia Komorowska (b. 1979) Tadeusz Komorowski (b. 1981) Maria Makowska (b. 1983) Piotr Komorowski (b. 1986) Elżbieta Komorowska (b. 1989) |
| Parents | Mother: Hana Rojer vel Józefa Deptuła Father: Jan Dziadzia vel Jan Dembowski |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
| Profession | Latin teacher |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Anna Komorowska (born 11 May 1953), is a Polish Classical philologist, the First Lady of Poland and the wife of the President of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski.
Early life and education
She was born to Jan Dziadzia and Józefa Deptuła (real name: Hana Rojer[1]). Both of her parents worked for communist Ministry of Public Security in post-war Poland.[2] Her maternal grandparents Wolf and Estera Rojer were killed during the Holocaust.
Anna Dembowska studied at the Tadeusz Rejtan Lyceum , Classical philology[3] at University of Warsaw, graduating in 1977 with a master's degree.[3]
Career
Komorowska was a Latin teacher at a high school.[3] She met Bronisław Komorowski in 1970, when she was a member of the Czarna Jedynka.[4] They married in 1977. They have five children: Zofia (born 1979), Tadeusz (born 1981), Maria (born 1983), Piotr (born 1986) and Elżbieta (born 1989). After the introduction of martial law in Poland, her husband was interned. On 31 December 1981, she reached his internment camp as one of first three women ever to do so. After the fall of communism in Poland, she worked for an insurance company for five years.
Honours
Foreign honours
Monaco : Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Charles (October 2012, Monaco)[5]
Sweden : Commander with the Great Cross Order of the Northern Star (4 May 2011)
References
- ↑ [http://www.sejm-wielki.pl/b/sw.150938 Biography of Anna Komorowska's mother at Potomkowie Sejmu Wielkiego
- ↑ Kania Dorota. Rodzinna historia prezydentowej w aktach IPN. „Gazeta Polska”, 2010-12-08.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Anna Komorowska. Harcerka, gazeta.pl Retrieved 7 July 2010
- ↑ Sezon na żony w kampanii prezydenckiej, kampanianazywo.pl Retrieved 7 July 2010
- ↑ Sovereign Ordonnance n° 3990 of 17th October 2012 (French)
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Maria Kaczyńska |
First Lady of Poland 2010 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |