* 1946 – Leszek Miller, Polish politician, Prime Minister of Poland

Leszek Miller with Marek Belka, 2004

Leszek Miller started his political career as an activist of the Socialist Youth Union, where he held the position of Chairman of the Plant Board, soon becoming a member of the Town Committee.

In 1973-1974, Leszek Miller was the Secretary of the PZPR Plant Committee.

After graduation, Leszek Miller worked at the PZPR Central Committee, supervising the Group, and later on the Department of Youth, Physical Education and Tourism.

In July 1986, Leszek Miller was elected the 1st Secretary of the PZPR Provincial Committee in Skierniewice.

After the PZPR was dissolved, Leszek Miller became a co-founder of the Social Democracy of the Polish Republic ( till March 1993, he was Secretary General, then Deputy Chairman and, from December 1997, the Chairman of that party ).

In subsequent elections ( 1991 ), Leszek Miller was a leader on the election list of the Social Democracy of the Polish Republic in Łódź and, following a considerable success in elections, he won a seat in the Sejm, becoming Chairman of the Parliamentary Group of the Social Democracy of the Polish Republic.

When Leszek Miller got cleared of the charges, Prime Minister Cimoszewicz appointed him later as the Minister in Charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers and in 1997 the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration in his government.

In turn, Cimoszewicz became the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Leszek Miller ’ s cabinet.

Leszek Miller played an important role in concluding the case of Colonel Ryszard Kukliński, for which he was severely criticised within his political circle.

A similar disapproval was expressed after Miller ’ s support for the Concordat and the candidature of Prof. Leszek Balcerowicz to the position of President of the National Bank of Poland.

During the period of the Solidarity Electoral Action ’ s government, Leszek Miller was in charge of the parliamentary opposition, leading the political fight with the governing party.

Leszek Miller ’ s government faced a difficult economic situation in Poland, including an unemployment rate above 18 %, a high level of public debt, and economic stagnation.

On 13 December 2002, at the summit in Copenhagen ( Denmark ), Prime Minister Leszek Miller completed the negotiations with the European Union.

Leszek Miller ’ s government, together with President Kwaśniewski, made a decision ( March 2003 ) to join the international coalition and deploy Polish troops to Iraq, targeting at overthrowing Saddam Hussein ’ s government.

On 4 December 2003, Leszek Miller suffered injuries in a helicopter crash near Warsaw.

At the end of its term of office, Leszek Miller ’ s government had the lowest public support of any government since 1989.

In result of criticism in his own party, the Democratic Left Alliance, in February 2004, Leszek Miller resigned from chairing the party.

On 26 March 2004, following the decision of the Speaker of the Parliament, Marek Borowski, to found a new dissenting party, the Social Democracy of Poland, Leszek Miller decided to resign from the position of Prime Minister on 2 May 2004, a day after Poland ’ s accession to the EU.

In 2005, despite the support of the Łódź Branch of the Democratic Left Alliance, Leszek Miller was not registered on the election list to the Parliament.

After the election, Leszek Miller became active in journalism, writing mainly for the “ Wprost ” weekly on liberal economic concepts and current political issues.

* J. Machejek, A. Machejek, Leszek Miller: dogońmy Europę!

* L. Stomma, Leszek Miller WDK 2001

In contrast, continuing the same journal thread, Leszek P. Słupecki argues that the Vanir remained distinct from the Æsir — except for Freyja and Freyr, whom he follows Snorri in seeing as having been born after Njörðr became a hostage among the Æsir, and thus regards as Æsic — and therefore that Ragnarök " no importance for their world ".

* A known son of the city is former Prime Minister Leszek Miller ( born in Żyrardów on July 3, 1946 ), who started his professional life as electrician in a local textile factory.

*( born 1967 ) Leszek Czajkowski, Polish poet, songwriter, composer and publicist ; along with Jacek Kaczmarski, known as " bard of Polish right "

Leszek Balcerowicz ( pronounced: ; born January 19, 1947 in Lipno ) is a Polish economist, the former chairman of the National Bank of Poland and Deputy Prime Minister in Tadeusz Mazowiecki's government.

Lestek ( also Leszek, Lestko ) is the second legendary duke of Poland, and son of Siemowit, born ca.

Leszek Samborski ( born 19 May 1955 in Dębica )-is a Polish politician, formerly a member of Real Politics Union and now Civic Platform and Sejm deputy ( June 2004-2005 ).

Leszek Jakubowski ( born 1948 ) has been the town's mayor since November 2006.

* Leszek Drogosz, boxer, 3 times European Champion, Olympic medalist

In July 1210 Leszek I the White, Henry I the Bearded, Konrad I of Masovia and Władysław Odonic met with the local Bishops in Borzykowa with the purprose to solve the problematic and mysterious Papal Bull.

Leszek Kołakowski (; October 23, 1927 – July 17, 2009 ) was a Polish philosopher and historian of ideas.

Due to hard life conditions, after graduation from vocational school, 17-year-old Leszek got a job in the Textile Linen Plant in Żyrardów, while continuing his education in the evenings at the Vocational Secondary School of Electric Power Engineering.

* 1227 – Polish Prince Leszek I the White is assassinated at an assembly of Piast dukes at Gąsawa.

* November 23 – Polish Prince Leszek I the White is assassinated at an assembly of Piast dukes at Gąsawa.

The church does not exist any longer, and the oldest still existing church in Radom is St. Wacław, funded in the 13th century by Prince of Sandomierz Leszek I the White.

Leszek Kaniecki showed every odd integer is a sum of at most five primes, under the Riemann Hypothesis.

The first record of Piotrków is included in a document issued in 1217 by the Prince of Kraków, Leszek I the White, where there is a mention of the prince's tribunal held " in Petrecoue ".

In addition of the instigator of the reunion, Leszek I the White, were also present his brother Konrad I of Masovia, Henry I the Bearded, Wladyslaw Odonic ( whose assistance is disputed by historians ), the entire episcopate and numerous representatives of Polish magnate families.

The club is also renowned for soccer players such as Leszek Pisz, Mirosław Kalita and Waldemar Piątek, who started their careers there, boxers ( such as vice-champion of Europe, Roman Gotfryd ), and bicycle racers.

It is true, one might say that our people did not use shoes for horses up to that time ( which Cromer explicitly says of the days of Leszek II ), and this Jastrzebczyk renewed this practice on the occasion already mentioned.

Leszek Kułakowski, jazz pianist and composer, is the initiator of this event and was also the first one to arrange Komeda ’ s music for symphonic orchestra.

Another distinguished alumnus is Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz.