Józef Oleksy

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name = Józef Oleksy


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order2 = 16^th Marshal of the Sejm
term_start2 = October 14 1993
term_end2 = March 3 1995
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viceprimeminister2 =
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president2 = Lech Wałęsa
primeminister2 = Hanna Suchocka, Waldemar Pawlak
predecessor2 = Wiesław Chrzanowski
successor2 = Józef Zych
order = Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
7^th Prime Minister of the Third Republic
term_start = March 7 1995
term_end = February 7 1996
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viceprimeminister = Roman Jagieliński, Grzegorz Kołodko, Aleksander Łuczak
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president = Lech Wałęsa, Aleksander Kwaśniewski
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predecessor = Waldemar Pawlak
successor = Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz
order3 = 20^th Marshal of the Sejm
term_start3 = April 21 2004
term_end3 = January 5 2005
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viceprimeminister3 =
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president3 = Aleksander Kwaśniewski
primeminister3 = Leszek Miller, Marek Belka
predecessor3 = Marek Borowski
successor3 = Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz
order4 = Sejm Member from 7th District
term_start4 = June 4, 1989
term_end4 = October 18 2005
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birth_date = birth date and age|1946|06|22
birth_place = Nowy Sącz, People's Republic of Poland
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party = Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland, Democratic Left Alliance
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profession = Economist
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Józef Oleksy (pronounced|ˈjuzɛf ɔˈlɛksɨ, born 22 June, 1946 in Nowy Sącz) is a Polish politician, former chairman of Democratic Left Alliance ("Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej", SLD). From 1968 to 1990 he was a member of the communist Polish United Workers' Party. Between April 21 2004 and January 5 2005 he was the speaker (marszałek) of the Sejm, lower house of Polish parliament. He is also a former Minister of Internal Affairs, and was the Prime Minister of Poland from 1995 until 1996, when he resigned due to alleged connections to the KGB.

Oleksy tapes

The Oleksy tapes, revealing most uncomplimentary opinions of members of the post communist Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) by Poland's former Prime Minister and one of the leaders of the grouping may lead to general investigation. The tapes which "leaked" to the media on 22 March 2007 are a record of a private conversation Jozef Oleksy had with one of Poland's richest businessmen Aleksander Gudzowaty.

Some Polish analysts point that Gudzowaty staged meetings with leftists politicians to record their conversations. The tapes reveal the corruption which ruled in the SLD. Oleksy accused former president Aleksander Kwaśniewski of illegal financial procedures, spoke very harshly of the present SLD leader Wojciech Olejniczak and several other members of the party.

The revelation of the tapes may bring about a loss of support for the left, comment analysts, leading to a split in the SLD and help the ruling right.

Poland's justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro (member of PiS party) has decided that the tapes must be analysed. He said that should the information prove correct it would mean dealing with many cases of breaching the penal code. Minister Ziobro pointed that the people referred to in the tapes hold public functions and have to be verified. The prosecution and the National Agency for Internal Security have already begun investigations as to the authenticity of the tapes.

Jozef Oleksy has publicly apologised for his remarks in what he said was a strictly private conversation. SLD leaders and those mentioned in the tapes are considering to take legal action against Jozef Oleksy.

ee also

* Politics of Poland
* List of political parties in Poland
* List of politicians in Poland

External links

* [http://www.oleksy.pl/ Official Website] Dead link|date=December 2007
* [http://users.erols.com/mietek/test/show_news.php?id=news121202.html 1996 Scandal outline] Dead link|date=December 2007
* [http://www.visegrad.info/index.php?ID=news&zeme=pl Guilty verdict leading to 2005 resignation] Dead link|date=December 2007
* [http://www.radio.com.pl/polonia/article.asp?tId=16964 2004 scandal] Dead link|date=December 2007