Person

Ewa Kopacz

b. 1956

Vice President of the European Parliament

Born
3 Dec 1956 · Skaryszew

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 81 years
  1. 3 Dec 1956BornBorn in Skaryszew
  2. 2001 – 2019RoleMember of the Sejm
  3. 2007 – 2011RoleMinister of Health
  4. 2011 – 2014RoleMarshal of the Sejm
  5. 2012AwardCommander of the Order of Saint-Charles
  6. 2012AwardGrand Cross of Royal Norwegian Order of Merit
  7. 2014 – 2015RolePrime Minister of Poland
  8. 2014AwardOrder of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class
  9. 2015RoleMinister of Justice
  10. 2019RoleMember of the European Parliament
  11. 2024RoleMember of the European Parliament

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1956 – today).

  1. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  2. 1956Suez Crisis
  3. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  4. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  5. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  6. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  7. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  8. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  9. 1968Prague Spring
  10. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  11. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  12. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  13. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  14. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  15. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  16. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  17. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  18. 1985Schengen Agreement
  19. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  20. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  21. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  22. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  23. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  24. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  25. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  26. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  27. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  28. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  29. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  30. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  31. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  32. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  33. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  34. 20112011 Norway attacks
  35. 2011Libyan civil war
  36. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  37. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  38. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  39. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  40. 2015Paris Agreement

Biography

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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