Agata Kornhauser-Duda (born 2 April 1972) is a Polish former teacher and the current First Lady of Poland. She is married to the president of Poland, Andrzej Duda.
Agata Kornhauser-Duda | |
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| First Lady of Poland | |
| Assumed role 6 August 2015 | |
| President | Andrzej Duda |
| Preceded by | Anna Komorowska |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Agata Kornhauser 2 April 1972 Kraków, Poland |
| Political party | Law and Justice |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Kinga |
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| Residence | Presidential Palace |
| Alma mater | Jagiellonian University |
| Awards |      |
Background and family
editKornhauser was born in Kraków, the child of Julian Kornhauser, a Polish writer, translator and literary critic of Jewish descent,[1][2] and Alicja Wojna, a Polish philologist. She has one brother, Jakub, a poet and translator.[3]
She has been married to Andrzej Duda since 21 December 1994. Together they have one daughter, Kinga, born in 1995, a law student.[4]
Professional career
editShe is a German teacher at the Jan III Sobieski High School, Kraków,[5] where she has worked since 1998. She has been described as a demanding but fair and dedicated teacher, and during the presidential campaign only took one day off, vowing to stay with her students until the end of the school year.[6] The school is her husband's alma mater, she herself attended its rival Bartłomiej Nowodworski High School.[7] She wrote her dissertation on the tetralogy of Horst Bienek[8] at the Jagiellonian University,[6] where she and her husband met.[9]
First Lady of Poland
editShe became the first lady of Poland on 6 August 2015, when her husband became president. On 24 May 2015, he won the second round of the presidential election, achieving 51.55% of the vote against the 48.45% won by his rival, the incumbent Bronisław Komorowski.[10] During the campaign she supported her husband by appearing in party broadcasts. In terms of her own political beliefs, she has been described as more liberal than Andrzej Duda by her brother.[3]
Honours
editForeign honours
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Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (13 October 2015)
Norway: Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (23 May 2016)
Finland: Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (24 October 2017)
Italy: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (17 April 2023)
South Korea: Grand Gwanghwa Medal of the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit (13 July 2023)[11]
References
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- ^ Marek Bartosik, Andrzej Duda: spóźniony pociąg do polityki, Gazeta Krakowska, 2010-11-19 (in Polish)
- ^ "on Been and Gone, poems by Julian Kornhauser, translated by Piotr Florczyk". ronslate.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Kim jest szwagier Andrzeja Dudy?". Fakty. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ ""Pierwsza córka" Kinga. W kampanii u boku ojca, chwaliła "energię, uczciwość i dobre serce"". TVN 24. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Teachers".
- ^ a b Wantuch, Dominika (25 May 2015). "Agata Kornhauser-Duda. Pierwsza Dama w stylu zachodnim". Gazeta Wyborcza. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "Rodzina Dudów: nowy prezydent jest zapalonym narciarzem i molem książkowym. Jego żona to wymagająca nauczycielka". TVP. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ Kornhauser-Duda, Agata. "Andrzej to mój najlepszy przyjaciel" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-05.
- ^ "Agata Kornhauser-Duda, żona Andrzeja Dudy". Express Ilustrowany. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ "PKW". pkw.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 2015-08-25. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
- ^ "Yoon confers S. Korea's top order on Polish president". Yonhap News Agency. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.