Artur Śliwiński
Artur Śliwiński ( born August 17, 1877 in Ruszki ( Kutno ); † January 16, 1953 in Warsaw) was a Polish politician and Prime Minister.
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Life
Regency Kingdom of Poland
The trained historian and publicist in 1906 the Polish Socialist Party - Revolutionary Fraction ( " Polska Partia Socjalistyczna - Frakcja Rewolucyjna " ), before 1914, the Polish Socialist Party ( " Polska Partia Socjalistyczna " ) joined. During the First World War, he was from 1915 to 1916 Chairman of the Central Committee ( " Centralnemu Komitetowi Narodowemu " ) in Warsaw, which sought the independence of Poland from the Russian Empire. 1917 he was appointed secretary of the regency council of regency Kingdom of Poland. At the same time he became chairman of the party " Stronnictwo Niezawisłości Narodowej " ( SNN).
Independence and Second Polish Republic
After the independence of Poland on 18 November 1918, he was first vice president of the City Council of Warsaw, before he was Vice President from 1919 to 1922 the city government of Warsaw.
On 26 June 1922 he was the successor of Antoni Ponikowski Prime Minister. However, as such, he made only a transitional government that gave up office on 16 July 1922 Julian Nowak.
In 1924 he became director of the Municipal Theatre of Warsaw, before he was from 1932 to 1939 director of the Polish municipal bank ( " Bank Polski Komunalny "). Although he had previously largely withdrawn politically, he was a senator from 1935 to 1938. During the Second World War, he was also a member of the Civil Committee of Warsaw.