Jerzy Hryniewski

Jerzy Hryniewski ( born December 29, 1895 as Mikołaj Dolanowski, † March 15, 1978 ) was a Polish politician and 1954 temporary prime minister of the Polish government in exile.

Life

After joining the secret Polish Military Organization (POW, Polish Polska Organizacja Wojskowa ) he took his birth name Mikołaj Dolanowski and instead took the name Jerzy Hryniewski. As a member of the organization, he was a champion of Poland's independence, which was declared on 22 November 1918.

After independence, he was also later joined the nonparty bloc of the government supporters ( Bezpartyjny Blok Współpracy z Rządem, BBWR ), which was founded in 1928 by the future prime minister Valery Sławek to support the Sanacja regime of Marshal Józef Piłsudski. In the year 1928, he was the founding secretary of the BBWR and held that post until 1932.

In 1930 he was elected Members of Parliament, the Sejm, elected, where he represented the interests of the BBWR until 1935. In 1932 he was appointed by Prime Minister Aleksander Prystor Deputy Minister of the Interior. This office he held also in the subsequent Cabinet of Janusz Jedrzejewicz to 1934.

After the Polish campaign and the beginning of World War II on 1 September 1939, he went into exile, where he remained politically active.

On 18 January 1954 he was appointed by President August Zaleski exile, succeeding Roman Odzierzyński prime minister of the Polish government in exile in London. However, this office he held only until June 8, 1954, it was replaced by Stanisław Mackiewicz.