Jacek Maria Majchrowski (born 13 January 1947 in Sosnowiec) is a Polish politician, lawyer, historian, professor at the Jagiellonian University, and the current mayor of Kraków since 2002; making him the longest serving mayor in the history of the city, and the only one who was elected by the townspeople five times in a row.[1]
Jacek Majchrowski | |
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47th Mayor of the Royal City of Kraków | |
Assumed office 19 November 2002 | |
Deputy | Tadeusz Trzmiel (2002–2018) |
Preceded by | Andrzej Maria Gołaś |
Personal details | |
Born | Sosnowiec, Poland | 13 January 1947
Political party | Independent (since 2002) Democratic Left Alliance (1999–2002) Polish United Workers' Party (1965–1981) |
Majchrowski was born on 13 January 1947 in Sosnowiec. He became a member of the Democratic Left Alliance, a major left-wing Polish political party, but suspended his membership for the duration of his mayorship in Kraków. He has written 14 history books, specializing mostly in the history of Polish political thought and doctrines. On 7 December 2015, he became co-president of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions.