Stanisław Gucwa Explained

Stanisław Gucwa
Office:5th Marshal of the Communist Sejm
Term Start:28 March 1972
Term End:31 August 1985
Party:United People's Party
Birth Date:18 April 1919
Birth Place:Przybysławice, Poland
Death Place:Warsaw, Poland

Stanisław Jan Gucwa (18 April 1919 – 14 August 1994) was a Polish politician and economist. He was the Marshal of the Sejm from 1972 until 1985.

Biography

Gucwa was born in Przybysławice. During World War II, he participated in the Polish resistance movement under the pseudonyms Golec and Socha.[1]

In 1949, he joined the United People's Party. He was a member of the Sejm from 1961 until 1989 and the Marshal of the Sejm from 1972 until 1985.[2]

In 1974, Gucwa received the Order of the Builders of People's Poland. He also received the Order of the Banner of Work First Class and the Order of Polonia Restituta Third Class.

Notes and References

  1. https://katalog.bip.ipn.gov.pl/informacje/47951 Institute of National Remembrance
  2. http://edukacja.sejm.gov.pl/historia-sejmu/marszalkowie-sejmu/prl.html Sejm educational site