Aleksander Skrzyński

Aleksander Skrzyński
13th Prime Minister of Poland
In office 20 November 1925 – 5 May 1926
President	Stanisław Wojciechowski
Preceded by	Władysław Grabski
Succeeded by	Wincenty Witos
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 27 July 1924 – 5 May 1926
Prime Minister	Władysław Grabski Himself
Preceded by	Maurycy Zamoyski
Succeeded by	Kajetan Dzierżykraj-Morawski
In office 16 December 1922 – 26 May 1923
Prime Minister	Władysław Sikorski
Preceded by	Gabriel Narutowicz
Succeeded by	Marian Seyda
Personal details
Born	Aleksander Józef Skrzyński 19 March 1882 Zagórzany, Galicia and Lodomeria
Died	25 September 1931 (aged 49) Łąkociny, Poland
Political party	Stronnictwo Prawicy Narodowej

Aleksander Józef Skrzyński (Polish pronunciation: [alɛˈksandɛr ˈskʂɨj̃skʲi]; 19 March 1882 – 25 September 1931) was a Polish politician from Zagórzany, Galicia, who served as the 13th Prime Minister of Poland from 1925 to 1926.

He was the first Polish Ambassador to Romania (accredited in 1919), and played a significant part in the negotiations that led to the Polish–Romanian alliance. Later, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland for two terms, from 1922 to 1923, and from 1924 to 1926.

Shortly after leaving office of prime minister, he engaged in a duel with Stanisław Szeptycki, in which Skrzynski refused to fire. He was killed in a car accident at Łąkociny, Poland.

Further reading

• (in Polish) Piotr Stefan Wandycz. Aleksander Skrzyński : minister spraw zagranicznych II Rzeczypospolitej. Warszawa: Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych, 2006. ISBN 978-83-89607-40-9