Zofia Gomułkowa
Zofia Gomułkowa | |
|---|---|
| Born | Liwa Szoken 12 May 1902 |
| Died | 27 November 1986 (aged 84) Warsaw, Polish People's Republic |
| Other names | Liwa Szoken, Zofia Gomułka |
| Citizenship | Polish |
| Occupation | Communist functionary |
| Known for | Wife of First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party, Władysław Gomułka |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Władysław Gomułka |
| Ethnicity | Jewish |
| Belief system | Atheist |
| Children | 3 |
Zofia Gomułkowa, or Zofia Gomułka (born Liwa Szoken; 12 May 1902 – 27 November 1986), was a wife of First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party, Władysław Gomułka, leader of communist Poland from 21 October 1956 until 20 December 1970. Zofia was a pro-Soviet activist since the age of 18, as well as an executive member of the delegalized Communist Party of Poland (KPP) in the interwar period. After the Soviet takeover of Poland at the end of World War II, she initially worked as her husband's secretary and later, as a communist functionary in the Warsaw headquarters of PZPR.