Hanna Suchocka
Prime Minister, Poland, 1992 - 1993

Hanna Suchocka was the prime minister of Poland between 1992 and 1993 under the presidency of Lech Waslesa, the only woman to hold this post so far. She served as an anomaly in the representation of women, however, as she obtained her position partly due to her leaning to both sides of the political spectrum. Suchocka is a specialist in Constitutional Law. She was a member of the Sejm of People’s Republic of Poland in the 1980s and a member of the Club of Madrid. Hanna Suchocka has been serving as Poland’s Ambassador to the Holy See since December 2001 and is also a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences in the Vatican.