Poland
Poland is probably the only country in the world where identical twins were head of the government (Prime Minister) and head of state (President) at the same time.
The Gierek Family (father-son)
- Edward Gierek – First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party (ruling party) 1970–80
- Adam Gierek – Member of the European Parliament, former Senator
The Giertych Family (father-son-grandson)
- Jędrzej Giertych – political leader before WW2
- Maciej Giertych – Member of the European Parliament, earlier deputy to Sejm
- Roman Giertych – Deputy Prime Minister (2006-07), former leader of League of Polish Families (coalition party) 2006-07
- Maciej Giertych – Member of the European Parliament, earlier deputy to Sejm
The Grabski Brothers
- Stanisław Grabski – politician leader before and after WW2
- Władysław Grabski – nationalist politician before WW2, Prime Minister of Poland (1920 and 1923–1925)
The Kaczyński Family (identical twins)
- Jarosław Kaczyński – Prime Minister of Poland 2006–07, leader of Law and Justice (then ruling party)
- Lech Kaczyński – President of Poland 2005-10, former President of Warsaw (capital city), former minister of justice
The Wałęsa Family (father-son)
- Lech Wałęsa – President of Poland 1990–95
- Jarosław Wałęsa – deputy to Sejm since 2005, former candidate for EP seat
Read more about this topic: List Of Political Families
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“It is often said that Poland is a country where there is anti-semitism and no Jews, which is pathology in its purest state.”
—Bronislaw Geremek (b. 1932)