Last name: Tusk
Name/names: Donald
Also known as:
Born: 22 April 1957 (Gdańsk, Poland)
Died: brak danych ()
Category: Literature / Science / Policy / Sport
In short: He ran for the office of the President of the Republic of Poland, Chairman of the Civic Platform.
Donald Tusk – He was born 22 April 1957 year in the family of Gdańsk Kashubs (after 1939 the year Kashubia was incorporated into the Reich). Both grandparents, Polish railwaymen in the free city of Gdańsk, During the war, they passed through concentration and forced labor camps. Day 2 August 1944 year Józef Tusk, Donald Tusk's grandfather, As a German citizen, he was incorporated into the Wehrmacht. Before 12 October Józef Tusk most likely deserted or was taken prisoner and 24 On November of the same year, he joined the Polish Armed Forces in Great Britain. His father was a carpenter: died, When Donald Tusk graduated from primary school. Two threads appear in his memories of those years: A peculiar multiculturalism of the family tradition typical of the border of the border, what Gdańsk and harsh daily living conditions were for centuries.
Early involved in opposition activities towards the communist authorities. As a student of the History of the University of Gdańsk, he participated in the creation of the Student Solidarity Committee, which was a reaction to the murder in Krakow by the security service of Stanisław Pyjas. He also quickly established cooperation with Bogdan Borusewicz and the free trade unions of the coast by organizing self -education groups and distributing of the press and literature out of censorship. He graduated in June 1980 year work on shaping the legend of Józef Piłsudski in pre -war magazines. During the August strike, he organized student groups, by 30 August start activities for the new student organization. He became the initiator and one of the first leaders of the Independent Association of Polish Students (later NZS). A few months later he became the boss “Solidarity” in the maritime publishing house and journalist issued by the Tygodnik Association “Self -government”. He was one of the closest associates of her editor -in -chief Lech Bądkowski – writer, leaders of the Kashubian movement, first spokesperson “Solidarity”.
After the declaration of martial law, he got to the Gdańsk Shipyard, to participate in the occupation strike. During martial law, he edited the underground press, earning a family as “industrial mountaineer”, that is, a physical worker working at high altitudes at the Cooperative “Skylight”, founded by his friend Maciej Płażyński.
W 1988 the year was among the organizers of the strikes Mayowo – August, Working closely with Jacek Merkl. As an editor “Political review”, more and more louder in independent intellectual environments of the liberal underground quarterly, At that time, he became next to Janusz Lewandowski and Jan Krzysztof Bielecki one of the leaders of Gdańsk liberals. Together they form an association “Liberal Congress”, and then the Liberal Congress party – Democratic. Tusk became the chairman of the KLD in 1991 year, to then lead him in elections to the Sejm; in Gdańsk he voted for Tusk near 40 thousands of voters. As a MP. In the subsequent elections losed by KLD, Tusk won over 50 thousands of votes. Together with Tadeusz Mazowiecki, he led to the unification of the KLD and the Democratic Union, becoming the vice -chairman of the new party: Union of Freedom. As her candidate for the Senate of the Republic of Poland, he won close in Gdańsk 230 thousands of votes and became the deputy marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland.
Tusk is not only a politician, but also a journalist and historian. He gained great popularity as the author of a series of books “There was Gdańsk”, “Gdańsk 1945” i “Former Sopot”. His chronicle of the 20th century in Gdańsk and the Kashubian Primer published by him turned out to be a great publishing success. Tusk's books in total sold in nearly one hundred thousand copies. He is also the author of the book “The ideas of Gdańsk liberalism” and dozens of smaller publications. Today he sits on the colleges of several magazines, He also deals with a large -scale aid activity, establishing a foundation supporting children from alcohol families. A few years ago, he also undertook an effective fight to change the concept of building Gdańsk, being a hot spokesman for continuing to rebuild the city in its historical shape. In the plebiscite “Gdańsk Millennium”, whose results have been recently announced, Only three currently living Gdańsk residents were in the top ten: Nobel Prize winners Lech Wałęsa and Günter Grass and Donald Tusk.
He lives in Sopot. Małgorzata's wife is a historian by education. He has two children: Kasia is entering the age of major this year, And Michał has 23 lata. Donald Tusk wields English and German. The family's favorites are Sheriff Shepherd and Pusia and Puzon cats. Tusk's pride are cups and prizes that his amateur football team wins, which he is the captain and the most goal -scoring attacker.
W 2005 year he ran for the office of the President of the Republic of Poland. In the first round he gained support 5 429 666 voters. In the second round, Contrary to pre -election polls, przegrał z Lechem Kaczyńskim uzyskując 45,96% votes.
He is currently the chairman of the Civic Platform.