Antoni Ponikowski
Antoni Ponikowski (born May 29, 1878 in Siedlce , † December 27, 1949 in Warsaw ) was a Polish politician and Prime Minister .
Life
Professional career and Prime Minister in 1918
After studying civil engineering , hydrotechnology and geodesy as well as his habilitation , he became a professor at the Warsaw University of Technology in 1916 , where he was rector from 1921 and from 1923 to 1924.
In 1907 he became a member of the National Democratic Party ( Stronnictwo Narodowo-Demokratieyczne ), which was founded in 1897 by Roman Dmowski . On December 7, 1917, he became minister of religion for the Regency Council, which he then belonged to until November 4, 1918.
On February 27, 1918, he succeeded Jan Kucharzewski as Prime Minister of the reign of Poland . He held this office until he was replaced by Jan Kanty Steczkowski on April 4, 1918. After the dissolution of the National Democratic Party in 1919, he became a member of the National Populist Union ( Związek Ludowo-Narodowy ).
Prime Minister 1921 to 1922 and later years of life
On September 19, 1921, he succeeded Wincenty Witos as Prime Minister of the Second Polish Republic . On June 6, 1922, he handed this office over to Artur Śliwiński . During his term of office he was again Minister of Religion and Minister for Culture and Art .
In 1925 he became President of the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Industry and Agriculture ( Muzeum Przemysłu i Rolnictwa ) in Warsaw . In 1930 he was finally elected a member of parliament ( Sejm ). From 1937 to 1939 he was also dean of the Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography at the Warsaw University of Technology. In 1945 he was finally rector of the Warsaw University of Technology for some time.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b ( page no longer available , search in web archives: Rectors of the Technical University of Warsaw ) Warsaw University of Technology
- ^ History of the Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography at the Technical University of Warsaw
Jan Kucharzewski | Antoni Ponikowski | Jan Kanty Steczkowski | Józef Świeżyński | Władysław Wróblewski | Ignacy Daszyński
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Ministerial Cycle (Poland) 1916–1918 |
Prime Minister of the Second Republic of Poland |
Ignacy Daszyński | Jędrzej Moraczewski | Ignacy Jan Paderewski | Leopold Skulski | Władysław Grabski | Wincenty Witos | Antoni Ponikowski | Artur Śliwiński | Julian Nowak | Władysław Sikorski | Wincenty Witos | Władysław Grabski | Aleksander Skrzyński | Wincenty Witos | Kazimierz Bartel | Józef Piłsudski | Kazimierz Bartel | Kazimierz Świtalski | Kazimierz Bartel | Walery Sławek | Józef Piłsudski | Walery Sławek | Aleksander Prystor | Janusz Jędrzejewicz | Leon Kozłowski | Walery Sławek | Marian Zyndram-Kościałkowski | Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister of the reign of Poland | Prime Ministerial Cycle (Poland) 1920–1939 |
Prime Minister in exile |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ponikowski, Antoni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish politician, member of the Sejm |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Siedlce |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 1949 |
| Place of death | Warsaw |