Ewa Kopacz

Sixth Vice President of the European Parliament

Ewa Lis 3 December 1956 Skaryszew, Poland

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Incumbent

Polish politician Her Excellency Ewa Kopacz MEPSixth Vice President of the European ParliamentIncumbentAssumed office 3 July 2019PresidentDavid SassoliPreceded by Ryszard Czarnecki15th Prime Minister of PolandIn office 22 September 2014 – 16 November 2015PresidentBronisław Komorowski Andrzej DudaDeputyTomasz Siemoniak Janusz PiechocińskiPreceded by Donald TuskSucceeded by Beata SzydłoChairwoman of Civic Platform (PO)In office 8 November 2014 – 26 January 2016Secretary-General Paweł Graś Andrzej BiernatParliamentary Leader Rafał Grupiński Sławomir NeumannPreceded by Donald TuskSucceeded by Grzegorz Schetyna12th Marshal of the SejmIn office 8 November 2011 – 22 September 2014PresidentBronisław KomorowskiPrime Minister Donald TuskDeputyCezary Grabarczyk (PO) Elżbieta Radziszewska (PO) Marek Kuchciński (PiS) Wanda Nowicka (Non-Partisan) Eugeniusz Grzeszczak (PSL) Jerzy Wenderlich (SLD)Senior Józef Zych (PSL)Preceded by Grzegorz SchetynaSucceeded by Radosław SikorskiMinister of HealthIn office 16 November 2007 – 8 November 2011PresidentLech Kaczyński Bronisław Komorowski (Acting) Bogdan Borusewicz (Acting) Grzegorz Schetyna (Acting) Bronisław KomorowskiPrime Minister Donald TuskPreceded by Zbigniew ReligaSucceeded by Bartosz Arłukowicz Personal detailsBornEwa Lis (1956-12-03 ) 3 December 1956 (age 64) Skaryszew, PolandPolitical partyUnited People's Party (Before 1989) Freedom Union (1994–2001) Civic Platform (2001–present) Other political affiliationsEuropean People's PartySpouse(s)Marek Kopacz (Divorced 2008)Children1EducationMedical University of LublinAwards Ewa Bożena Kopacz (IPA:  ( listen ) ; born Ewa Lis on 3 December 1956) is a Polish politician and a Vice-President of the European Parliament. She was Prime Minister of Poland and Marshal of the Sejm - the first woman to have held the latter post. In addition, she was Minister of Health from November 2007 until November 2011. Kopacz has been a member of the Civic Platform since 2001. Kopacz became Prime Minister on 22 September 2014, succeeding Donald Tusk; she is the second woman to hold the office after Hanna Suchocka. Prior to entering politics, she was a pediatrician and a general practitioner. Her term ended on 16 November 2015. Kopacz has been described as one of the leaders of the European Union, and was ranked as the world's 40th most powerful woman by Forbes magazine in 2015, placing her ahead of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Ellen DeGeneres.