2011 in Poland

Events during the year 2011 in Poland.

Incumbents + Incumbents Position Person Party Notes President Bronisław Komorowski Independent (Supported by the Civic Platform) Prime Minister Donald Tusk Civic Platform Marshal of the Sejm Grzegorz Schetyna Civic Platform Until 8 November 2011 Ewa Kopacz Civic Platform From 8 November 2011 Marshal of the Senate Bogdan Borusewicz Independent (Supported by the Civic Platform)

Elections Bold indicates government parties. + 2011 Polish parliamentary election Party Leader Sejm Senate Seats Popular vote Percentage Seats Civic Platform Donald Tusk 5,629,773 39.18% Law and Justice Jarosław Kaczyński 4,295,016 29.89% Palikot's Movement Janusz Palikot 1,439,490 10.02% Polish People's Party Waldemar Pawlak 1,201,628 8.36% Democratic Left Alliance Grzegorz Napieralski 1,184,303 8.24% German Minority 28,014 0.2% IndependentsN/A Other PJN, KNP, PPP, Prawica, NDP 591,279 (Total) 4.09% (Total) Total and turnout 460 14,369,503 48.92% 100

Events

January

1 January – Five localities received town rights: Czyżew, Gościno, Nowe Brzesko, Pruchnik, and Wolbórz. For four it was a restoration of a previously lost town status. 9 January – The nineteenth finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity. 10 January – A test HD version of TVP1 is launched, named TVP1 HD. 31 January – President of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski signed a law introducing a 35 percent quota for electoral lists.

February 7 February – Warsaw summit of the Weimar Triangle. 19 February – Performance by the famous DJ Armin van Buuren in Poznań. 25 February – Abolition of the Property Commission of the Catholic Church.

March 1 March – The first time Poland celebrated a new national holiday: National Day of Remembrance "Soldiers accursed". 25 March – The Polish Sejm adopted a government proposal declining pension contributions transferred to open pension funds.

April 1 April – Start of the Polish Census 2011. 21 April – Skra Bełchatów won their seventh Polish Volleyball Championship defeating ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle in the finals (see 2010–11 PlusLiga). 29 April – The court annulled the Wałbrzych presidential election.

May 17 May – Sejm investigative committee for Christopher Olewnik adopted a report on its work. 23 May – Asseco Prokom Gdynia won their eighth Polish Basketball Championship defeating Turów Zgorzelec in the finals (see 2010–11 PLK season).

June 5 June – Rebranding of phone company Era to T-Mobile Poland.

18 June–3 July – Poland hosts the EuroBasket Women 2011. 28 June – Łukasz Kamiński sworn in as president of the Institute of National Remembrance.

July 1 July – Poland takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Hungary for a six-month term. 29 July – Committee for Investigation of National Aviation Accidents of the Polish Civil Aviation Authority announced a report on the causes of the Smolensk catastrophe on 10 April 2010.

August 1 August – "The Law of 5 January 2011 - Election Code" comes into force. 4 August – The Polish President, Bronisław Komorowski, officially announces the Parliamentary election date, set for 5 October 2011. 12 August – Four people have been killed and 30 people injured after a train derailed between Warsaw and Katowice in Poland. 18 August – The Gdynia District Court acquitted Adam Darski, the leader of death metal band Behemoth, accused of insulting religious feelings.

September 3 September – Opening of the Polish National Stadium (Earlier called: Stadium of the Decade) 8–9 September – Tenth Jubilee International Ignatius Reimann Festival in Krosnowice.

October 2 October – Falubaz Zielona Góra won their sixth Team Speedway Polish Championship defeating Unia Leszno in the finals (see 2011 Polish speedway season). 9 October – Polish Parliamentary Elections, 2011.termin obliczony zgodnie z art. 98 Konstytucji RP

Unknown date A Liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant was set up in Swinoujscie.

Deaths

January

2 January – Cezary Kuleszyński, hurdler. (b. 1937) 7 January: Krzysztof Kolberger, Polish actor. (b. 1950) Włodzimierz Ławniczak, Polish journalist (b. 1959) 9 January – Jerzy Woźniak, Polish soccer player, Polish representative (b. 1932) 14 January – Zdzisław Szczotkowski, Polish lector (b. 1945) 23 January – Tomasz Wełnicki, Polish journalist, politician (b. 1957) 24 January – Włodzimierz Kłopocki, Polish actor (b. 1934) 25 January – Andrzej Szypulski, Polish screenwriter and novelist (b. 1936) 27 January – Jan Baszkiewicz, Polish lawyer, historian, political scientist (b. 1930)

February

1 February – Stanisław Michalski, Polish actor (b. 1932) 4 February – Janusz Pezda, Polish politician and governor of Jelenia Góra (b. 1943) 6 February: Jerzy Banaśkiewicz – Polish Catholic cleric, poet (b. 1937) Magdalena Tesławska – Polish film and theatre costume designer (b. 1945) 9 February: Andrzej Przybielski, Polish jazz trumpeter (b. 1944) Janusz Maciejewski, Polish philologist, literary critic (b. 1930) 10 February: Józef Życiński, Polish Catholic cleric, Archbishop of Lublin (b. 1948) Antoni Halor, Polish film and theatre director, artist literary (b. 1937) 15 February: Sławomir Radoń, Polish historian, General Director of State Archives (b. 1957) Karin Stanek, Polish singer, lead singer of the band Czerwono-Czarni (b. 1946) 21 February – Jerzy Nowosielski, Polish painter, illustrator, set designer (b. 1923)

March

3 March – Irena Kwiatkowska, Polish actor (b. 1912) 4 March – Lucyna Legut, Polish actor (b. 1926) 19 March – Anna Kajtochowa, Polish writer, novelist, journalist (b. 1928) 23 March – Antoni Jurasz, Polish actor (b. 1922) 26 March: Roman Piętka, Polish priest, Archimandrite (b. 1937) Paul Baran, American computer scientist of Polish descent (b. 1926)

April

3 April: Marian Pankowski, Polish writer (b. 1919) Andrzej Butruk, Polish actor, lector, satirist (b. 1964) 16 April: Henryk Zomerski, Polish bass guitarist (b. 1942) Tadeusz Pawlusiak, Polish ski jumper (b. 1946) 18 April – Andrzej Piszczatowski, Polish actor (b. 1945) 20 April – Halina Skibniewska, Polish architect, politician, Deputy Speaker of the Sejm (b. 1921) 25 April – Ryszard Nawrocki, Polish actor (b. 1940) 27 April – Zdzisław Rutecki, Polish speedway, speedway sports coach (b. 1960) 29 April – Waldemar Baszanowski, Polish weightlifter, World and European champion, Olympic champion (b. 1935)

May

12 May – Piotr Żyżelewicz, Polish drummer, member of the teams: Armia, Izrael, Voo Voo and 2Tm2, 3 (b. 1965) 15 May – Krystyna Dmochowska, Polish actor (b. 1956) 17 May – Ewa Szumańska, Polish writer, reporter, satirist (b. 1921) 18 May – Włada Majewska, Polish radio journalist, actress, singer (b. 1911) 25 May: Edward Żentara, Polish actor (b. 1956) Marek Nawara, Polish politician (b. 1956) 27 May: Małgorzata Dydek, Polish basketball player (b. 1974) Jacek Puchała, Polish surgeon (b. 1956) 29 May – Krystyna Skuszanka, Polish theatre director and principal of theatres (b. 1924)

June

4 June – Jerzy Świątkiewicz, Polish lawyer (b. 1925) 6 June – Stefan Kuryłowicz, Polish architect (b. 1949) 13 June – Onil, Polish rapper (b. 1980) 18 June – Marek Szufa, Polish pilot, vice-champion in gliding Aerobatic Flying (b. 1954) 25 June – Jan Kułakowski, Polish politician and trade-unionist (b. 1930) 27 June – Maciej Zembaty, Polish poet, translator, musician, satirist (b. 1944) 30 June – Tadeusz Skutnik, Polish journalist and poet (b. 1947)

July

12 July – Roman Stanisław Ingarden, mathematical physicist (b. 1920) 16 July: Albin Małysiak, Polish cleric, Roman Catholic Bishop of Kraków (b. 1917) Kazimierz Neumann, Polish rower (b. 1933) 20 July – Rafał Balcewicz, Polish ice hockey player (b. 1987) 21 July: Andrzej Zalewski, Polish radio journalist (b. 1924) Kazimierz Świątek, Polish Catholic spiritual, Roman Catholic Cardinal (b. 1914) 23 July – Janusz Gniatkowski, Polish singer (b. 1928)

August

5 August – Andrzej Lepper, Polish unionist, politician, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture (b. 1954) 6 August – Roman Opałka, Polish painter and graphic artist (b. 1931) 13 August – Jerzy Masztaler, Polish football coach (b. 1946) 19 August – Janusz Kierzkowski, Polish track cyclist (b. 1947) 21 August – Maria Kornatowska, Polish film critic, essayist, lecturer at the Łódź Film School (b. 1943) 22 August – Andrzej Urbanowicz, Polish painter and visual artist (b. 1938)

September 3 September – Andrzej Maria Deskur, Polish Catholic cleric, Cardinal (b. 1924) 6 September: Janusz Morgenstern, Polish film director (b. 1922) Damian Szojda, Polish Franciscan, an interpreter the Bible (b. 1932) 15 September – Regina Smendzianka, Polish pianist and pedagogue (b. 1924) 16 September – Maria Sawicka, Polish social activist, lawyer (b. 1923) 17 September: Magda Teresa Wójcik, Polish actress, film director (b. 1934) Tomasz Zygadło, Polish film director, screenwriter (b. 1947)

See also 2011 in Polish television

References

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