ABOUT US

Among non-governmental institutions in Poland the "Lech Walesa Institute" Foundation occupies a unique position.
Established in December 1995 by Lech Walesa - the leader of the people's freedom movement "Solidarnosc", laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize 1983, honorary doctoral degree holder of more than one hundred universities, the first president of the Third Republic of Poland, the Foundation follows an example of similar institutions in Western Europe and America.
The Foundation is dedicated to accomplishing the goals which Lech Walesa considers valid and significant and to which he has been faithful all his life. They are in compliance with the following guidelines:

	Safeguarding of the national heritage, tradition of independence and solidarity,
	Promoting Poland and Poles abroad,
	Consolidating democracy and implementing the free market economy in Poland,
	Reinforcing the power decentralization process and the development of self-government in Poland,
	Promoting moral values in politics and public activity,
	Conducting research and studies on the most recent history of Poland,

Board of Directors

Zbigniew Klejment
President
Lawyer, graduate from the Warsaw University, member of the City Council of Legionowo, notary, president of the Notary Chamber in Warsaw.

Jerzy Borowczak - one of the leaders of Gdansk strike in 1980; former member of the Polish Parliament.

Andrzej Kozakiewicz - expert in business and marketing; graduate from the Gdansk Polytechnics, co-founder of the Economic Foundation of the NSZZ "Solidarnosc". In 1990-1995 secretary of state in the Chancellery of the President of the Polish Republic. Currently, economic adviser.

Andrzej Milczanowski - lawyer, graduate from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan. In 1990-92 Chief of the State Defence. From June 1992 to December 1995 Minister of Interior Affairs. Currently notary.

Konstanty Miodowicz - ethnographer, graduate from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. In 1990-1996 in the Internal Security Agency. Currently, member of the Parliament.

Executive Board

Piotr Gulczynski
President of the Board

Photos from Board Meeting

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