Anna Kurska
| Anna Kurska | |
|---|---|
 Anna Kurska | |
| Senate of Poland | |
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In office 2001–2007 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 August 1929 |
| Died | 25 August 2016 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Political party | Law and Justice |
| Children | Jacek Kurski, Jarosław Kurski |
Anna Kurska (24 August 1929 – 25 August 2016) was a Polish politician and lawyer.[1] She was a member of Law and Justice party and a member of the Polish Senate from 2001 to 2007.[2]
Kurska was born in Lviv, in modern-day Ukraine, in 1929. She studied at the University of Warsaw, graduating in 1955 with a degree in law.[3] After graduation, she became a lawyer and in August 1980 she became a judge in the Provincial Court of Gdansk.[3][4] She was dismissed from her position in September 1981 as part of the introduction of martial law.[3][4]
In 1998 she regained her rights to practise law, and operated a law office in Tczew for two years, until she was re-nominated as a judge[4]
In 2009, Kurska received the Commander's Cross of the Order of the Rebirth from Polish President Lech Kaczynski.[1]
She was the mother of politician Jacek Kurski and journalist Jarosław Kurski.[5][6]
References
- 1 2 "Jacek Kurski pogrążony w żałobie. Zmarła jego mama" (in Polish). 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ Senate of Poland Archived January 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 "Nie żyje była senator PiS Anna Maria Kurska" (in Polish). 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- 1 2 3 "Zmarła Anna Kurska, matka Jacka i Jarosława... Kim była?". Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ Gazeta Wyborcza,
- ↑ Przekroj Archived May 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.