Antoni Ponikowski

Antoni Ponikowski (* May 29, 1878 in Siedlce, † December 27, 1949 in Warsaw) was a Polish politician and Prime Minister.

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Biography

Career and Prime Minister in 1918

After studying civil engineering, hydraulic engineering and geodesy, and the Habilitation in 1916 he became professor at the Technical University of Warsaw, which he was Rector from 1921 and from 1923 to 1924.

In 1907 he became a member of the National Democratic Party ( Stronnictwo Narodowo - Demokratyczne ), which was founded in 1897 by Roman Dmowski. On December 7, 1917 he was Minister for Religious Affairs Council of Regency, which he then belonged to 4 November 1918.

On 27 February 1918 he was the successor of Jan Kucharzewski Prime Minister of the reign of the Kingdom of Poland. This office he held until his replacement by January Kanty Steczkowski on 4 April 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 from 1921 to 1922 and later years of life

On September 19, 1921, he was the successor of Wincenty Witos Prime Minister of the Second Polish Republic. On June 6, 1922, he handed over this office then to Artur Śliwiński. During his tenure, he was again Minister of Religion and at the same time Minister of 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 eventually became Members of Parliament ( Sejm ) elected. 1937 to 1939 he was also Dean of the Faculty of Geodesy and Cartography at the Technical University of Warsaw. In 1945, he was eventually again for some time Rector of the Technical University of Warsaw.

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