Jacek Majchrowski


Jacek Maria Majchrowski is a Polish politician and the current Mayor of the Royal Capital City of Kraków since 2002 - making longest serving in the history of the city, a lawyer and historian, and a professor at Jagiellonian University.

Biography

Majchrowski was born on 13 January 1947 in Sosnowiec. He became a member of the Democratic Left Alliance, a major left-wing Polish political party, but suspended his membership for the duration of his mayorship in Kraków. He has written 14 history books, specializing mostly in the history of Polish political thought and doctrines. On 7 December 2015, he became of the Council of European municipalities and Regions.

Selected awards