Jan Widacki
Professor Jan Widacki | |
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| Poland Ambassador to Lithuania | |
| In office 1992–1996 | |
| Appointed by | Lech Wałęsa |
| President | Vytautas Landsbergis Algirdas Brazauskas |
| Preceded by | Mariusz Maszkiewicz |
| Succeeded by | Eufemia Teichmann |
| Deputy Minister of Interior | |
| In office 1990–1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1948 |
| Alma mater | Jagiellonian University |
| Profession | Diplomat, politician, lawyer, university teacher |
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Jan Stefan Widacki (born 6 January 1948 in Kraków) is a Polish lawyer, historian, essayist, academic (professor since 1988), diplomat and politician.
Life
[edit]In 1969, Widacki graduated from law at the Jagiellonian University. He studied also philosophy. He is an author of over 10 books and numerous articles. He was a faculty member of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (from 1977) and the University of Silesia (1983–1990). He was a vice minister of interior in the Cabinet of Tadeusz Mazowiecki (1990–1992), Polish ambassador to Lithuania (1992–1996), and Member to the Sejm (2007–2011).
He has been member of several political parties and associations: Polish United Workers' Party, Solidarity, Democratic Left Alliance, Alliance of Democrats, Democratic Party – demokraci.pl.[1]
He co-authored, among others, the book Kryminologia: zarys systemu (Criminology: Outline of the System, 2022; together with Magdalena Grzyb, Wojciech Dadak and Anna Szuba-Boroń).[2]
Honours
[edit]- Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2005)[3]
- Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2000)[4]
- Commander's Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (1996)
References
[edit]- ^ "Jan Widacki wstąpił do klubu SLD. "To jedyna siła, która chce rozlicz…". polskatimes.pl (in Polish). 2011-06-09. Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ^ "Kryminologia: zarys systemu". ruj.uj.edu.pl. Archived from the original on 2025-09-18. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 15 grudnia 2005 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2005-12-15. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 12 kwietnia 2000 r. o nadaniu orderów". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2000-04-12. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
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- 1948 births
- Ambassadors of Poland to Lithuania
- Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Jagiellonian University alumni
- Living people
- Members of the Polish Sejm 2007–2011
- Commander's Grand Crosses of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
- Solidarity (Polish trade union) activists
- 20th-century Polish lawyers
- 21st-century Polish lawyers
- Polish United Workers' Party members
- Democratic Party – demokraci.pl politicians
- Democratic Left Alliance politicians
- Alliance of Democrats (Poland) politicians
- Scholars of criminal law
- Academic staff of Jagiellonian University
- Academic staff of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
- Academic staff of the University of Silesia in Katowice
- Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Polish Sejm 2007–2011 member stubs