Walery Sławek

Walery Sławek
Walery Sławek
Prime Minister of Poland
In office
28 March 1935  12 October 1935
PresidentIgnacy Mościcki
Preceded byLeon Kozłowski
Succeeded byMarian Zyndram-Kościałkowski
In office
5 December 1930  26 May 1931
PresidentIgnacy Mościcki
Preceded byJózef Piłsudski
Succeeded byAleksander Prystor
In office
29 March 1930  23 August 1930
PresidentIgnacy Mościcki
Preceded byKazimierz Bartel
Succeeded byJózef Piłsudski
6th Marshal of the Sejm
In office
22 June 1938  27 November 1938
PresidentIgnacy Mościcki
Prime MinisterFelicjan Sławoj Składkowski
Preceded byStanisław Car
Succeeded byWacław Makowski
Personal details
Born
Walery Jan Sławek

(1879-11-02)2 November 1879
Strutynka, Podolia, Russian Empire
Died3 April 1939(1939-04-03) (aged 59)
Warsaw, Poland
Resting placePowązki Military Cemetery
NationalityPolish
Political partyNonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government
Other political
affiliations
Polish Socialist Party
OccupationPolitician, soldier
Nickname(s)Gustaw, Soplica
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/service Polish Legions
Polish Army
Years of service
  • 1914–1917 (Polish Legions)
  • 1918–1928 (Poland)
Rank

Walery Jan Sławek (Polish pronunciation: [vaˈlɛrɨ ˈjan ˈswavɛk] ; 2 November 1879 3 April 1939) was a Polish politician, freemason, military officer and activist, who in the early 1930s served three times as Prime Minister of Poland. He was one of the closest aides of Polish leader, Józef Piłsudski.