Walery Sławek
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Walery Sławek (2 November 1879 - 3 April 1939) was a Polish politician who in the early 1930s served three times as Prime Minister of Poland. He was one of the closest aides of Józef Piłsudski.
In 1908 he had taken part in the Bezdany raid organized and led by Józef Piłsudski — a "train robbery" that had financed Piłsudski's organization.
Activist in the Komisja Tymczasowa Skonfederowanych Stronnictw Niepodległościowych (1912-1914).
After the oath crisis in 1917 he was detained by the Germans. In 1918, he was released on November 12 1918. During the Polish-Soviet War he was the chief of the Military intelligence.
In 1928 he created the Non-partisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government. On 30 march 1930 he became the Prime Minister of Poland. He resigned on August 23 the same year, but he returned to office on December 4. He resigned on May 26 1931. For the third time he was prime minister between March 28, and October 12, 1935.
Józef Piłsudski selected Sławek as his choice for President of Poland, but after his death, Sławek lost all his influence in politics. He was Marshal of the Sejm from June 22, to November 27, 1938. Slawek didn't even win a seat in general election of 1938.
On April 2 1939 on 8:45 pm (the exact hour of Pilsudski's death), Sławek shot himself. He died next day in hospital.
| Preceded by Kazimierz Bartel |
Prime Minister of Poland 1930 |
Succeeded by Józef Piłsudski |
| Preceded by Józef Piłsudski |
Prime Minister of Poland 1930–1931 |
Succeeded by Aleksander Prystor |
| Preceded by Leon Kozlowski |
Prime Minister of Poland 1935 |
Succeeded by Marian Koscialkowski-Zyndram |
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