11 Facts About Marian Orzechowski

Marian Odon Orzechowski was a Polish politician and a former member of the Polish Communist Party.

Marian Orzechowski served as foreign minister of the People's Republic of Poland from 1985 to 1988.

Marian Orzechowski received a degree in history from the University of Leningrad in Soviet Union.

Marian Orzechowski became a member of the central committee of the party in 1966.

Marian Orzechowski served in a variety of party posts and was appointed a central committee secretary.

Marian Orzechowski was appointed foreign minister on 12 November 1985 to the cabinet led by the then prime minister Zbigniew Messner.

Marian Orzechowski became a member of the politburo in June 1988 while retaining his post as foreign minister.

In July 1989 Marian Orzechowski lost his position as executive ideology secretary of the party's central committee when Wojciech Jaruzelski resigned from the leadership of the party.

Marian Orzechowski worked at the University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, and supervised over 30 PhD students.

Marian Orzechowski participated in round table talks between the ruling party and opposition figures that lasted from 6 February to 4 April 1989.

Marian Orzechowski is the author of a book about political conditions in Poland and Polish foreign relations from 1989 to 1994.