Stanisław Thugutt
Stanisław Thugutt | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Interior of Poland | |
| In office 6 November 1918 – 16 January 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Stanisław Ustyanowski |
| Succeeded by | Stanisław Wojciechowski |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Poland | |
| In office 17 November 1924 – 21 May 1925 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 July 1873 Łęczyca, Congress Poland, Russian Empire (now Poland) |
| Died | 15 June 1941 (aged 67) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Political party | Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie" |
| Children | Mieczysław Thugutt |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Austria-Hungary |
| Unit | Polish Legions |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
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Stanisław August Thugutt (30 July 1873 – 15 June 1941) was a Polish activist and politician during the interwar period of the Second Polish Republic.
During World War I, he was a soldier in the Polish Legions. He was the founder and leader of several peasant parties (particularly the Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie"). Later he was the Minister of Internal Affairs (1918–1919), and vice-Prime Minister (1924–1925); he also had a special responsibility within the cabinet for "minority affairs", but was unable to improve the relations between the Ukrainians and the Belarusians, and resigned in May 1925. After the Invasion of Poland, Thugutt escaped to Sweden, where he died in exile. His son Mieczysław Thugutt was a mechanical engineer and became one of the operators of the Świt radio station that broadcast from England during the war to Poles living under the German occupation.