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Monument to Jan Olszewski was erected in front of the Prime Minister's Office

21.12.2022

A ceremony was held in front of the Prime Minister's Office to unveil a monument to an outstanding man – Prime Minister Jan Olszewski, who stood for a strong, independent Poland. We owe joining NATO and the European Union to him, because he blazed the right trail. The ideas and deeds that guided Jan Olszewski are particularly relevant today, with the war going on across our eastern border. The Prime Minister expressed his thanks for the great life of Prime Minister Jan Olszewski, without whom Poland would not be the same.

Premier Mateusz Morawiecki na odsłonięciu pomnika Jana Olszewskiego przed Kancelarią Premiera.

Monument to Prime Minister Jan Olszewski

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki unveiled the foundation stone for the monument to Prime Minister Jan Olszewski on 4 June 2019 – the day marking the 27th anniversary of the fall of Jan Olszewski’s government.

Today, the Head of Government, on the eve of the 31st anniversary of the appointment of Prime Minister Olszewski's government, unveiled the monument in front of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. During the ceremony, he emphasised:

“It is not Prime Minister Jan Olszewski who needs this monument. It is us who need this monument to remember the ideas that Jan Olszewski lived by. To remember how important it is that we always stand on the side of good, on the side of truth, on the side of a sovereign Republic of Poland."

The figure of Jan Olszewski

Jan Olszewski was appointed Prime Minister on 6 December 1991. His cabinet won a vote of confidence on 23 December. It was the first government after the Second World War to be formed after fully free elections. He was dismissed on 5 June 1992 as a result of a vote of no confidence passed by the Sejm. He was political adviser to Polish President Lech Kaczyński from 2006 to 2010. He died on 7 February 2019.

Jan Olszewski decorations

  • The Council of the Polish Katyn Foundation awarded him the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Katyn Massacre Medal in 2008
  • He was awarded the Order of the White Eagle by President Lech Kaczyński in 2009
  • He was given the Saint Gregory the Great Award by the Niezależna Gazeta Polska – Nowe Państwo monthly in 2013
  • He was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Warsaw by the Warsaw City Council in 2014
  • He was posthumously awarded the Cross of Freedom and Solidarity in 2019

Photos (5)

Display photo 1 in the gallery. Premier Mateusz Morawiecki na odsłonięciu pomnika Jana Olszewskiego przed Kancelarią Premiera. Display photo 2 in the gallery. Premier Mateusz Morawiecki na odsłonięciu pomnika Jana Olszewskiego przed Kancelarią Premiera. Display photo 3 in the gallery. Premier Mateusz Morawiecki na odsłonięciu pomnika Jana Olszewskiego przed Kancelarią Premiera. Display photo 4 in the gallery. Premier Mateusz Morawiecki na odsłonięciu pomnika Jana Olszewskiego przed Kancelarią Premiera. Display photo 5 in the gallery. Premier Mateusz Morawiecki na odsłonięciu pomnika Jana Olszewskiego przed Kancelarią Premiera. 
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