Ludwik Stanisław Dorn ([ˈludvʲik ˈdɔrn], 5 June 1954 – 7 April 2022)[1] was a Polish conservative politician, who served as Deputy Prime Minister and member of Sejm elected on 5 November 2007.
Ludwik Dorn
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Dorn in 2014
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| Marshal of the Sejm | |
| In office 27 April 2007 – 4 November 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Marek Jurek |
| Succeeded by | Bronisław Komorowski |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Poland | |
| In office 31 October 2005 – 27 April 2007 | |
| President | Aleksander Kwaśniewski Lech Kaczyński |
| Prime Minister | Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz Jarosław Kaczyński |
| Minister of the Interior and Administration | |
| In office 31 October 2005 – 7 February 2007 | |
| President | Aleksander Kwaśniewski Lech Kaczyński |
| Prime Minister | Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz Jarosław Kaczyński |
| Preceded by | Ryszard Kalisz |
| Succeeded by | Janusz Kaczmarek |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ludwik Dornbaum (1954-06-05)5 June 1954 Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | 7 April 2022(2022-04-07) (aged 67) Warsaw, Poland |
| Political party | Law and Justice (2001−2008) Poland Plus (2010) Law and Justice (2010−2012) United Poland (2012–2014) Independent (2014–2022) |
| Spouse | Izabela Śmieszek |
| Profession | Sociologist |
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Dorn was born Ludwik Dornbaum,[2]toPolish-Jewish parents[3] Henryk Dornbaum, a socialist activist and Alina née Kugler, a doctor. All of his father's family was murdered during the Holocaust.[4]
In the 1960s Dornbaum family changed their name to Dorn. He was raised agnostic, but he converted to Roman Catholicism at the age of 51.[4] Dorn graduated with a degree in sociology from Warsaw University in 1978.[5]
From 31 October 2005 to 7 February 2007 he was Minister of Interior and Administration, resigned after conflict with the Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński.[6] Elected a Marshal of the Sejm on 27 April 2007, with 235 votes, after Marek Jurek's resignation.
On 4 November 2011, he, along with 15 other supporters of the dismissed PiS MEP Zbigniew Ziobro,[7] left Law and Justice on ideological grounds to form a breakaway group, United Poland.[8]
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| Title jointly held | Deputy Prime Minister of Poland 2005–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Minister of Interior and Administration 2005–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Marshal of the Sejm 2007 |
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