Stefan Ignar

Stefan Ignar, who went by "Kurek" and "Sylwester",. (February 17, 1908 in Bałdrzychów - January 23, 1992 in Warsaw) was a Polish communist politician, a member of the rural movement, a soldier in the Peasants' Battalions, a full professor of economic sciences, and the chairman of the United People's Party from 1956 to 1962 and in 1981, as well as the chairman of the Central Board of the Polish-Soviet Friendship Society from 1955 to 1957. He served as a deputy to the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic during the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th convocations of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland from 1956 to 1969, deputy chairman of the Council of State from 1952 to 1956, and a member of the Council of State from 1969 to 1972. Provided by Wikipedia