Edward Babiuch
Prime Minister of Poland
In office
18 February 1980 – 24 August 1980
ChairmanHenryk Jabłoński
First SecretaryEdward Gierek
Preceded byPiotr Jaroszewicz
Succeeded byJózef Pińkowski
Personal details
Born(1927-12-28)28 December 1927[1]
Grabocin, Kielce Voivodeship, Poland
Died1 February 2021(2021-02-01) (aged 93)
Political partyPolish United Workers' Party

Edward Mikołaj Babiuch (['edvart ˈbabjux] ⓘ; 28 December 1927 – 1 February 2021[2]) was a Polish Communist political figure. He was one of four deputy chairmen of the Polish Council of State 1976–1980. Babiuch served as the 50th Prime Minister of Poland from 18 February to 24 August 1980.[3][4] He died in February 2021 at the age of 93.[5][6] He was the longest-lived former Polish prime minister, improving on the record of Adam Jerzy Czartoryski.

References

  1. ^ Profile of Edward Babiuch
  2. ^ "Edward Babiuch". nekrologi.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ^ Staar, Richard Felix; Drachkovitch, Milorad M.; Gann, Lewis H. (1981), Yearbook on International Communist Affairs, Hoover Institution Publication, vol. 235, Hoover Institution Press, p. 282, ISBN 978-0-8179-7501-2.
  4. ^ Starski, Stanislaw (1982), Class Struggle in Classless Poland, South End Press, p. 110, ISBN 978-0-89608-140-6.
  5. ^ Nie żyje były premier Edward Babiuch. In Polish.
  6. ^ Obituary Article. In Polish.
Political offices Preceded byPiotr Jaroszewicz Prime Minister of Poland 1980 Succeeded byJózef Pińkowski


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