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Ewa Bożena Kopacz is a Polish physician and politician born on 3 December 1956 in Skaryszew near Radom.
She rose from a background in family medicine and pediatrics to become one of the most prominent figures in post-communist Polish public life.
A long-time member of the Civic Platform, she served as Minister of Health from 2007 to 2011, became the first woman to hold the office of Marshal of the Sejm from 2011 to 2014, and then served as Prime Minister of Poland from 2014 to 2015, succeeding Donald Tusk.