Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Polish journalist and politician, 3rd President of Poland

Aleksander Kwaśniewski is a Polish politician and journalist who served as the third president of Poland from 1995 to 2005.

The president of Poland, officially the president of the Republic of Poland, is the head of state of Poland. The president's prerogatives and duties are determined in the Constitution of Poland. The president jointly exercises the executive power together with the Council of Ministers headed by the prime minister. The president has a right to dissolve both chambers of parliament in certain cases determined by the constitution, can veto legislation, represents the Republic on the international stage, and is the commander-in-chief of the nation's Armed Forces.