Jerzy Zdrada

Jerzy Zdrada (1936-present) is a Polish historian and politician.

Biography

Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Professor of the Jagiellonian University since 1993. As a historian, he specializes in history of Poland in the 19th century.

He was an activist of the Solidarity movement in communist Poland. After the fall of communism, he was a member of the Democratic Union (UD) and Freedom Union (UW) parties. He was a deputy to the Polish parliament (Sejm) from 1989 to 1997. Afterwards, hee was a Deputy Minister in the cabinet of Jerzy Buzek (1997-2001). Afterwards, he retired from active politics.

In 2007, Zdrada was awarded the Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

Works

• Zmierzch Czartoryskich, 1969
• Jarosław Dąbrowski: 1836-1871, 1973
• Historia Dyplomacji Polskiej Part Three (coauthor), 1982
• Wielka Emigracja po Powstaniu Listopadowym, 1987
• Historia Polski 1795-1914, 2005

References

• (Polish) Jerzy Zdrada, Sejm deputy page
• (Polish) Jerzy Zdrada, entry at Encyklopedia Solidarności

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Name	Zdrada, Jerzy
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Short description	Polish historian and politician
Date of birth	1936
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