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Ewa Kopacz is a Polish politician who has served as Vice President of the European Parliament, a leadership position in the EU's main legislative body. This role is significant because it places her among the top officials overseeing the parliament's operations and decision-making on matters affecting all European Union member states.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bożena
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Poland
- Place of birth
- Skaryszew
- Occupation
- pediatrician
- Position held
- Member of the European Parliament
- Political party
- Freedom Union
- Languages spoken
- Polish
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Official website
- kopacz.pl
- Image
- Ewa Kopacz - Konwencja PO (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 1
- Work location
- Strasbourg
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- Ewa Kopacz
- date of birth
- 1956-12-03
- IPA transcription
- ˈɛva ˈkɔpat͡ʂ
- social media followers
- 27850
- birth name
- Ewa Bożena Lis
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- name in native language
- Ewa Kopacz
- candidacy in election
- 2024 European Parliament election in Poland
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- Ewa Kopacz
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Encyclopedic overview
Ewa Bożena Kopacz (née Lis; born 3 December 1956) is a Polish politician who has served as a Vice-President of the European Parliament since 2019. She previously was Marshal of the Sejm from 2011 to 2014, the first woman to hold the office, as well as Prime Minister of Poland from 2014 to 2015. In addition, Kopacz was Minister of Health from 2007 until 2011. Since 2001, she has been a member of Civic Platform, which she chaired from 2014 to 2016. Kopacz succeeded Donald Tusk as prime minister, becoming the second woman to hold the office after Hanna Suchocka (1992–1993). Her term as prime minister ended on 16 November 2015, when she was succeeded by Beata Szydło.
Prior to entering politics, Kopacz was a pediatrician and general practitioner. She was described as one of the leaders of the European Union during her tenure as prime minister. She was ranked as the world's 40th most powerful woman by Forbes magazine in 2015, placing her ahead of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and American television personality Ellen DeGeneres.
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