Aleksander Józef Skrzyński (Polish pronunciation: [alɛˈksandɛr ˈskʂɨj̃skʲi]; 19 March 1882 – 25 September 1931) was a Polish politician from Zagórzany, Galicia, who served as the 13th Prime Minister of Poland from 1925 to 1926.
Aleksander Skrzyński | |
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| 13th Prime Minister of Poland | |
| In office 20 November 1925 – 5 May 1926 | |
| President | Stanisław Wojciechowski |
| Preceded by | Władysław Grabski |
| Succeeded by | Wincenty Witos |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 27 July 1924 – 5 May 1926 | |
| Prime Minister | Władysław Grabski Himself |
| Preceded by | Maurycy Zamoyski |
| Succeeded by | Kajetan Dzierżykraj-Morawski |
| In office 16 December 1922 – 26 May 1923 | |
| Prime Minister | Władysław Sikorski |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Narutowicz |
| Succeeded by | Marian Seyda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aleksander Józef Skrzyński 19 March 1882[1] Zagórzany, Galicia and Lodomeria |
| Died | 25 September 1931[1] (aged 49) Łąkociny, Poland |
| Political party | Stronnictwo Prawicy Narodowej |
He was the first Polish Ambassador to Romania (accredited in 1919), and played a significant part in the negotiations that led to the Polish–Romanian alliance. Later, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland for two terms, from 1922 to 1923, and from 1924 to 1926.
Shortly after leaving office of prime minister, he engaged in a duel with Stanisław Szeptycki, in which Skrzynski refused to fire. He was killed in a car accident at Łąkociny, Poland.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Aleksander Józef Zaremba Skrzyński Archived 14 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Rulers.org
Further reading
edit- (in Polish) Piotr Stefan Wandycz. Aleksander Skrzyński : minister spraw zagranicznych II Rzeczypospolitej. Warszawa: Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych, 2006. ISBN 978-83-89607-40-9
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