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Tomasz Siemoniak
Tomasz Siemoniak (Polish pronunciation: ['tɔmaʂ ɕɛˈmɔɲak] ⓘ born 2 July 1967) is a Polish politician of the Civic Platform (PO) served as Minister of the Interior and Administration in the government of Donald Tusk from May 2024 to July 2025. he also served as Minister of National Defence in the governments of Prime Ministers Donald Tusk and Ewa Kopacz from 2 August 2011 to 16 November 2015 and Deputy Prime Minister of Poland under Kopacz from 22 September 2014 to 16 November 2015.
Siemoniak was born on 2 July 1967. He graduated from the Foreign Trade Faculty of the Warsaw School of Economics. He also studied at the University of Duisburg, where he went on a scholarship. During his university education, he was the head of the Independent Students' Association (NZS).
Siemoniak began his career at the Polish public broadcasting unit, Telewizja Polska, as the director of the office for field branches and general director of TVP1. His tenure lasted from 1994 to 1996. He served as the director of the press and information office at the Ministry of National Defense from 1998 to 2000.
During his time at the Ministry of National Defense, Siemoniak was also a member of the Warsaw city centre district council and deputy chairman of the culture committee of the council. In this capacity, he was appointed deputy chairman of the supervisory board of the Polish News Agency in 1998, and his tenure ended in 2002. From December 2000 to July 2002 he was also deputy mayor of Warsaw. He was named as a board member of public radio company Polskie Radio SA in 2002 and served there until 2006.
Siemoniak later served as deputy marshal in the marshal's office of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship from November 2006 to November 2007.
From November 2007 to August 2011, Siemoniak held the post of secretary of state in the Ministry of Interior and Administration under the leadership of successive ministers Grzegorz Schetyna and Jerzy Miller.
On 2 August 2011, Siemoniak was appointed Minister of National Defense in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Siemoniak replaced Bogdan Klich in the post. After the elections in October 2011, Tusk reshuffled his cabinet and Siemoniak retained his post as defense minister.
In December 2013, on Tusk's initiative, Siemoniak became a member of Civic Platform's board.
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Tomasz Siemoniak
Tomasz Siemoniak (Polish pronunciation: ['tɔmaʂ ɕɛˈmɔɲak] ⓘ born 2 July 1967) is a Polish politician of the Civic Platform (PO) served as Minister of the Interior and Administration in the government of Donald Tusk from May 2024 to July 2025. he also served as Minister of National Defence in the governments of Prime Ministers Donald Tusk and Ewa Kopacz from 2 August 2011 to 16 November 2015 and Deputy Prime Minister of Poland under Kopacz from 22 September 2014 to 16 November 2015.
Siemoniak was born on 2 July 1967. He graduated from the Foreign Trade Faculty of the Warsaw School of Economics. He also studied at the University of Duisburg, where he went on a scholarship. During his university education, he was the head of the Independent Students' Association (NZS).
Siemoniak began his career at the Polish public broadcasting unit, Telewizja Polska, as the director of the office for field branches and general director of TVP1. His tenure lasted from 1994 to 1996. He served as the director of the press and information office at the Ministry of National Defense from 1998 to 2000.
During his time at the Ministry of National Defense, Siemoniak was also a member of the Warsaw city centre district council and deputy chairman of the culture committee of the council. In this capacity, he was appointed deputy chairman of the supervisory board of the Polish News Agency in 1998, and his tenure ended in 2002. From December 2000 to July 2002 he was also deputy mayor of Warsaw. He was named as a board member of public radio company Polskie Radio SA in 2002 and served there until 2006.
Siemoniak later served as deputy marshal in the marshal's office of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship from November 2006 to November 2007.
From November 2007 to August 2011, Siemoniak held the post of secretary of state in the Ministry of Interior and Administration under the leadership of successive ministers Grzegorz Schetyna and Jerzy Miller.
On 2 August 2011, Siemoniak was appointed Minister of National Defense in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Siemoniak replaced Bogdan Klich in the post. After the elections in October 2011, Tusk reshuffled his cabinet and Siemoniak retained his post as defense minister.
In December 2013, on Tusk's initiative, Siemoniak became a member of Civic Platform's board.