Sylwester ZAWADZKI

Background

ZAWADZKI, Sylwester was born on October 19, 1921 in Warsaw. Son of January Zawadzki and Janina Zawadzki.

Education

Warsaw University.

Career

Assistant Professor, in Higher School of Social Sciences of Polish United Workers’ Party (PZPR) Central Committee, Warsaw 1955-1963, Extraordinary Professor 1963-1967. Professor Warsaw University since 1968, in Institute of Political Science 1968-1969. Director State and Law Sciences Institute 77, Ordinary Professor since 1972.

Deputy Secretary Social Sciences Department, of Polish Academy, of Sciences 1963-1968.

President Chief Administration Court 1980-1981. Minister of Justice 1981-1983.

Chairman Legislative. Commission 1980-1981.

Chairman 1981-1986; Chairman Programme Council of Self-Government Research Centre attached to Council of State 1986-1989. President Institute Association of Constitutional Law 1987.

Honorary degree (Wroclaw University) 1981, (Ritsumeikan University) 1986.

Membership

Advisers’ team of PZPR First Secretary 1977-1980. Seym 89; Legislative. Council of Chair, of Council of Ministers since 1973. Council of State 1985-1989.

Team for political reforms and group for asscns. and territorial self-government February-April 1989.

Polish Academy, of Sciences since 1976, Foreign member Serbian Academy, of Sciences since 1981. Polish Socialist Party 1946-1948, PZPR 1948-1990.

Interests

• Travel.

Connections

Married Barbara Zawadzka in 1954.

Father:

January Zawadzki

Mother:

Janina Zawadzki

Spouse:

Barbara Zawadzka