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  Suchocka, Hanna - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Suchocka, Hanna   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
She was chosen by President Wałȩsa because her unaligned background won her the support of seven of the eight parties that agreed to join a coalition government.
In 1993 she lost a vote of confidence prior to her centrist coalition being ousted in a general election.
Formerly a lecturer in law, Suchocka served on the legislation committee of the Polish parliament (Sejm), where her abilities brought her to the attention of influential politicians.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Suchocka,%20Hanna   (173 words)

  
 POLISH NEWS - Politics Page - HANNA SUCHOCKA's "Brief Moments In The Limelight" - Vinanti Sarkar.
I had read that Hanna Suchocka came from a highly educated family, and herself was a professor of Constitutional law, with parliamentary experience.
Hanna Suchocka joined the Democratic Union party, which was headed by Mazowiecki, the new Prime Minister, who brought about the creation of democratic Polish system.
When Hanna Suchocka was asked to serve as Prime Minister, she was believed to be the only Polish politician who was trusted by both the fundamentalist Roman Catholic parties and the moderates in the Sejm.
www.polishnews.com /fulltext/politics/2000/suchocka3.shtml   (2768 words)

  
 Poland - INTRODUCTION
The Suchocka government was able to stabilize somewhat the economic policy-making apparatus, which had been paralyzed by three changes in the positions of prime minister and finance minister between 1990 and 1992.
In politics, Hanna Suchocka emerged as a strong leader respected by most of the Polish public, even as the members of her fragile coalition fought bitterly over social issues such as abortion.
Despite economic improvement, however, the government of Hanna Suchocka, the fourth prime minister of Poland since the fall of the Jaruzelski regime in 1989, was rejected decisively in the parliamentary election of September 19, 1993.
www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-10554.html   (8495 words)

  
 Hanna Suchocka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
In 1981 Suchocka opposed the imposition of martial law and in 1984, after voting against a law banning Solidarity, she was expelled from the Democratic Party.
While in Parliament Suchocka was Member of the Committee for Foreign Affairs and the Constitutional Committee of the National Assembly (1991-1997); Member of the Polish Delegation for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 1991-1992 and 1994-1997; and Member of the Venice Commission "Democracy through Law" 1990-present.
In 1995 Suchocka was Member of the Board of Governors of the European Cultural Foundation in Amsterdam and from 1996 to 1997 she was Chair of the Polish-Ukrainian Forum.
www.clubmadrid.org /cmadrid/index.php?id=172   (536 words)

  
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Suchocka was aware of the potential problems that might arise once the country's 10-year old market economy formally became part of EU.
Suchocka said that she was looking forward to more cooperation as well as more free movement of the population between the two countries that could help both economies grow.
Often compared to Margaret Thatcher, Hanna Suchocka pushed through vital reforms during her presidency in 1992 and 1993 that stirred unrest among large parts of the population, but were inevitable to set up democratic and free-market economy structures in Poland.
yaleglobal.yale.edu /article.print?id=2761   (939 words)

  
 EAST, Spring 95: Hanna Suchocka Speaks at Penn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
On February 10, 1995, Hanna Suchocka, professor of law and the former Prime Minister of Poland, spoke to a large audience at the University of Pennsylvania on the topic "Poland in Transition".
The process was started by the governments of Tadeusz Mazowiecki and Jan Bielecki, which preceded Suchocka's, and her government planned to finish it.
Suchocka's earlier views for the future were of hopes and misgivings, but now she sees paradoxes.
www.ssc.upenn.edu /east/spring95/little.html   (455 words)

  
 Warsaw Voice - A Polish Watergate?
Two years ago Zbigniew Siemiątkowski, the coordinator of Poland's special services, disclosed that at the beginning of 1990s-when Hanna Suchocka was prime minister and Lech Wałęsa was president-the State Protection Office (UOP) monitored the activities of right-wing politicians and right-wing parties represented in parliament.
The public was reminded of her ambiguous position at the beginning of 1999 when Suchocka attempted unsuccessfully to win the prestigious post of chairwoman of the Council of Europe.
Some voices demanded that Suchocka be dismissed, the investigation resumed and a special Sejm committee appointed to examine the circumstances of the case.
www1.warsawvoice.pl /archiwum.phtml/12837   (534 words)

  
 Warsaw Voice - Piotrowski Goes, But Problems Remain
The AWS's right wing says Suchocka was ultimately responsible for alleged spying on right-wing parties by the State Protection Office (UOP) when she was prime minister from July 1992 to September 1993.
Suchocka has steafastly maintained she had no idea that during her tenure, UOP conducted illegal operations against two right-wing opposition parties, the Movement for the Reconstruction of Poland (ROP) and PC.
Suchocka then on behalf of the whole AWS caucus," the deputy chairman of the Sejm's Justice Committee, Kazimierz M. Ujazdowski, told state television.
www.warsawvoice.pl /archiwum.phtml/1036   (544 words)

  
 IWF | Handbook: Committees & Board   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Hanna Suchocka was born in 1946 in Pleszew in western Poland.
Suchocka served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Poland from 1997 until recently.
Her vision of Poland's place in Europe and in the world is clear, and her work within the Council of Europe in the past decade reflects the confidence she places in her country and her people.
iwforum.browsermedia.com /private/handbook/Hall/suchocka.cms   (455 words)

  
 POLISH NEWS - Politics Page - Sowing the seed to inspire. What it takes to be a powerful political woman leader.
Especially, after meeting Hanna Suchocka personally, the evidence shows us that-- not only is this special place possible to find, but that we don't have to give up everything we love to accomplish our individual goals.
Her personal story is inspiring and will be printed as a colorful book with photographs, and produced as a one hour TV program for PBS and worldwide television." With a shy smile on her face, Lauren concluded: "After we completed the interview, I was smiling from ear to ear.
By seeing Hanna's personal strength as one of Poland's most powerful women leaders, she had sown the seed - and I have begun to understand some of my own strengths as a young American woman from Colorado, living in Greenwich Village.
www.polishnews.com /fulltext/politics/2000/suchocka2.shtml   (1311 words)

  
 Holocaust History
Hanna Suchocka was born on 3 April 1946 in Pleszew in western Poland.
In 1984, Suchocka left Parliament when her term expired; she had refused to vote for punitive measures against Solidarity.
In 1991, Suchocka was elected to a four-year term in the lower house of Parliament (the Sejm).
www.holocaustforgotten.com /dane.htm   (850 words)

  
 Hanna Suchocka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Suchocka entró en política en 1980 al unirse al movimiento Solidaridad y se hizo asesora jurídica del sindicato de Solidaridad.
En 1981 Suchocka se opuso a la imposición de la ley marcial y en 1984, tras votar en contra de una ley que prohibía Solidaridad, fue expulsada del Partido Demócrata.
En 1995 Suchocka fue Miembro del Consejo de Gobernadores de la Fundación Cultural Europea en Ámsterdam y de 1996 a 1997 fue presidenta del Foro Polaco-Ucraniano.
www.clubmadrid.org /cmadrid/index.php?id=237   (564 words)

  
 News: The Prague Post Online
In separate interviews, Rupnik and former Polish Prime Minister Hanna Suchocka agreed that rampant graft, legal and agricultural reform and the need to educate the public in new ways of thinking remained among the key challenges facing the region as it seeks to join the European Union.
Suchocka had a different explanation for the popularity of the old left in Poland, where the one-time communist, Aleksander Kwasniewski, was recently re-elected president.
Suchocka, who was prime minister in the early 1990s, said Poland has done much to reform its legal system -- an issue that is nagging Prague -- but the courts are still ill-equipped for many of the new problems brought by capitalism, such as corruption and organized crime.
www.praguepost.cz /news102500a.html   (1190 words)

  
 Hanna Suchocka - Detaillierte Informationen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Hanna Suchocka zostala nowym ambasadorem Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej przy...
Hanna Suchocka - Prime Minister - Poland - 1992-1993 Hanna Suchocka, Prime Minister of Poland, 1992-1993, and member of the Solidarity government.
Hanna Suchockaand#39;s Government - Encyclopedia of Womenand#39;s History Hanna Suchocka: Entry in the Encyclopedia of Womenand#39;s History from Jone Johnson Lewis.
hanna-suchocka.detaillierte-informationen.de   (268 words)

  
 hanna: Hanna-Barbera - Wingnut   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Hanna is highlighted in today's photo calendar for October 2002.
The Hanna Community Center, Inc, is a non-profit, multi-service agency which provides programs and services for the Hanna neighborhood and all residents of Tippecanoe County.
Hanna Suchocka, Prime Minister of Poland, 1992-1993, and member of the Solidarity government.
www.newkidhomevideo.com /hanna.html   (278 words)

  
 Ludzie Wprost - Sylwetka
Hanna Suchocka została nowym ambasadorem Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej przy Stolicy Apostolskiej.
Podczas uroczystości Hanna Suchocka wyraziła wobec papieża "szczerą wolę zaangażowania się we wszystkie inicjatywy Stolicy Apostolskiej, które mają na celu obronę ludzkiej godności, sprawiedliwości i poszukiwanie takich rozwiązań, które pozwoliłyby wyjść z obecnego kryzysu".
Hanna Suchocka, zwracając się do Jana Pawła II, powiedziała, że towarzyszy jej "szczególne uczucie radości, bo i misja dyplomatyczna przy Stolicy Apostolskiej, ze względu na osobę Waszej Świątobliwości, ma charakter szczególny".
ludzie.wprost.pl /sylwetka/?O=35227   (357 words)

  
 East European Constitutional Review
To the shock of many observers, the justice minister, Hanna Suchocka (Freedom Union [FU]), reacted swiftly, demoting two district procurators who had acknowledged their collaboration.
Suchocka's actions surprised a good many people, as neither dismissal nor demotion is mandatory under the Screening Law.
But Suchocka declared that she had lost confidence in her subordinates, who admitted to collaboration, and thus she had no choice but to demote them.
www.law.nyu.edu /eecr/vol8num3/constitutionwatch/poland.html   (1684 words)

  
 1998 Summit of the Council of Women World Leaders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Judy Woodruff: Hanna Suchocka, 1992 and 1993, that was a very difficult time for Poland, in the middle of a very difficult time.
Hanna Suchocka: It was no difficulty the acceptance of me. Because as you can see all of the women sitting here, maybe not all but many of us sitting here took a seat of prime minister in very difficult times in their own countries.
Hanna Suchocka: I think it is important that we should consider that.
www.ksg.harvard.edu /ifactory/ksgpress/www/ksg_news/transcripts/cwwl.htm   (10007 words)

  
 Andrzej Lepper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For this purpose Lepper adopted entire political program of Stanisław Tymiński as his own.
Lepper organized anti-government demonstrations and other actions, especially against the Suchocka and Buzek governments, against what he saw as growing injustice, especially against farmers.
As party president he challenged Aleksander Kwaśniewski in the run for Presidency in 1995 (1.3% votes).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Andrzej_Lepper   (672 words)

  
 Polish Women Locked Out of Politics, Win in Business
Hanna Suchocka, an exception, was a successful Solidarity trade union prime minister for nearly 18 months before she was ousted in early 1993 by a no-confidence vote on the budget put forth by Solidarity's parliamentary group.
When ex-communists took power after Suchocka, they appointed few women and did little to fulfill a campaign pledge to legalize abortion in their four years before losing power to another Solidarity coalition.
Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz won plaudits for her steady hand as president of the National Bank of Poland.
www.womensenews.org /article.cfm/dyn/aid/712   (1830 words)

  
 East European Constitutional Review
One reason the government is so keenly interested in mundane parliamentary rules may be that many members of the present cabinet held posts in the 1993 government of then-prime minister Hanna Suchocka.
On December 19, Suchocka proposed amending the law so that the Warsaw Court of Appeals would be the venue of lustration, and appeals would be heard by the Supreme Court.
In one of the new government’s first foreign-policy initiatives, on January 8, by a vote of 274 to 160, Parliament approved the Concordat, which was first written during Hanna Suchocka’s 1993 government.
www.law.nyu.edu /eecr/vol7num1/constitutionwatch/poland.html   (2066 words)

  
 1993 Human Rights Report: POLAND   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The coalition government led by Prime Minister Hanna Suchocka and the Democratic Union party fell in May on a vote of no confidence which passed by one vote, and President Lech Walesa dissolved Parliament.
The Suchocka government was the fourth to fall since Poland's first freely elected Sejm took office in 1991.
The Suchocka government hoped that the collective bargaining aspects of the Pact on State Enterprises would help remedy that situation, but shop floor tensions turned into full-fledged strikes before the legislation could be passed.
dosfan.lib.uic.edu /erc/democracy/1993_hrp_report/93hrp_report_eur/Poland.html   (8630 words)

  
 WORLD ENCYCLOPAEDIA - Poland - The Suchocka Government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
In July two emerging coalitions in the Sejm (a four-party Christian and peasant block and the existing Little Coalition formed around the Democratic Union) surprised most observers by reaching agreement on the candidacy of Hanna Suchocka of the Democratic Union and on the allocation of cabinet positions.
A relatively unknown political figure, Suchocka was acceptable to other parties that felt personal antipathy toward the more prominent leaders of the Democratic Union.
Noticeably outside the coalition were the Center Alliance, the Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland, and the Confederation for Independent Poland, all of which found their political fortunes declining in mid-1992.
encyclopaedic.net /world/poland/70.php   (418 words)

  
 Black information Link:
Dr Hanna Suchocka, former Prime Minister of Poland.
Dr Salim is a member of the board of the Geneva-based South Centre (an Organization of Developing Countries) and he is currently President of the Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation, Tanzania.
Suchocka was a legal advisor for the "Solidarity" trade union in the 1980s.
www.blink.org.uk /pdescription.asp?key=2488&mid=&grp=43&cat=133   (604 words)

  
 Hanna Suchocka - Bedeutung, Definition, Erklärung im netlexikon
Hanna Suchocka - Bedeutung, Definition, Erklärung im netlexikon
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www.lexikon-definition.de /Hanna-Suchocka.html   (263 words)

  
 The Economic History and Economy of Poland
Hanna Suchocka is chosen as Prime Minister of a coalition government.
1993: Hanna Suchocka's government loses a vote of confidence and her government falls.
Waldemar Pawlak of the Social Democracy Party (SDRP), the reformed Communist Party, is chosen as the new Prime Minister.
www.sjsu.edu /faculty/watkins/poland2.htm   (695 words)

  
 Hanna Suchocka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
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www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Hanna_Suchocka.html   (170 words)

  
 News From Poland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Polish government will officially propose the candidacy of former Polish prime minister and current justice minister, Hanna Suchocka, for secretary general of the Council of Europe, government spokesman Jaroslaw Sellin said Dec. 22.
According to unofficial sources in Strasbourg, Suchocka's most serious opponent will be EU commissioner for external relations Hans van den Broek.
Suchocka is the first candidate for the post from Central Europe.
polishworld.com /polemb/news/0199/polish.htm   (84 words)

  
 Unia & Polska: Archiwum 1998 - 1999
Schwimmer outlines his plans for the Council of Europe which he admits remains in the shadow of the European Union and declares that he is keen to work with Suchocka in the future.
" Hanna Suchocka is from the Freedom Union party which is part of the European People's Party whose parliamentary I lead in the Council of Europe's parliamentary assembly...her cooperation and advice will be very helpful and if granted will be gratefully accepted" Schwimmer writes.
He notes that the incident shows that european institutions are still unwilling to accept that the central european democracies are ready to take an equal place in their midst.
www.unia-polska.pl /archive/98-99/9907_2/En_Acct_Abstract.html   (2636 words)

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