Age, Biography, and Wiki
Age: Born on January 17, 1972, Rafał Trzaskowski is currently 53 years old. Biography: Trzaskowski is a respected figure in Polish politics, serving as the Mayor of Warsaw since 2018. He is a political scientist specializing in European studies and has been a member of the European Council on Foreign Relations. His political positions include support for European integration, ecological restoration, and moderately liberal cultural values. Wiki: His Wikipedia page provides detailed information about his life, career, and achievements, including his publications and honors.
| Occupation | Politician |
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| Date of Birth | 17 January 1972 |
| Age | 53 Years |
| Birth Place | Warsaw, Poland |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
| Country | Poland |
Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship Status
Trzaskowski is married to Małgorzata, a graduate of the Kraków University of Economics. Together, they have two children: Aleksandra (born 2004) and Stanisław (born 2009).
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| Husband | Małgorzata Trzaskowska (m. 2002) |
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Net Worth and Salary
As of 2025, Trzaskowski's net worth is not explicitly disclosed, but his latest asset disclosure shows he owns several properties within a marital property regime. These include:
- A 79 m² apartment valued at approximately 1 million PLN.
- Co-ownership of two other apartments: one 103.5 m² valued at 1.1 million PLN and another 38 m² valued at 350,000 PLN.
- A share in a plot with a summer house valued at about 70,000 PLN.
- Savings amounting to 196,326 PLN, including his third-pillar pension.
Career, Business, and Investments
Career:
- Mayor of Warsaw: Since 2018, Trzaskowski has served as the Mayor of Warsaw, focusing on urban development and European integration.
- Political Scientist: He specializes in European studies and has published several books on the subject.
- Presidential Candidate: In 2025, he ran for the presidency but lost narrowly to Karol Nawrocki.
In November 2017, it was announced that he would be the joint candidate for the Mayor of Warsaw of the Civic Platform and the Modern political party in the 2018 Polish local elections. He subsequently went on to win the elections on 21 October 2018 in the first round and was elected Mayor of Warsaw after beating his major rival Patryk Jaki of the Law and Justice party. He received a total of 505,187 votes (56.67%). During his mayoral term, Trzaskowski introduced, among others, a free nursery program for Warsaw kids, increased funding under the Warsaw in vitro program and carried out record purchases of clean public transport vehicles. In the first years of his term in office, six new stations of the second metro line were commissioned and works on the construction of the third metro line were started.
Social Network
There is no specific information on Trzaskowski's social media presence in the provided sources, but as a public figure, he likely maintains a presence on major platforms to engage with constituents and share political updates.
Between 2000 and 2001, he started working for Jacek Saryusz-Wolski at Poland's Office of the European Integration Committee. In the years 2004–2009, he was an advisor of the Civic Platform political party at the European Parliament. In 2009, having received 25,178 votes, he was elected Member of the European Parliament representing the Platforma Obywatelska party. During his election campaign he was supported by well-known Polish personalities and artists such as Tomasz Karolak, Grzegorz Turnau, Michał Żebrowski and Urszula Dudziak. At the European Parliament, he was a member of the European People's Party. In 2010, he was the head of the election campaign of Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz running for the post of the mayor of Warsaw in the 2010 Polish local elections. On 27 November 2013, Trzaskowski was sworn in as the Minister of Administration and Digitization by President Bronisław Komorowski. During his ministry, Trzaskowski created a system of notifying the Government Security Center warning citizens, about violent meteorological phenomena. He was responsible for cooperation with local governments, supervision over voivodes and assistance to victims in connection with natural disasters, for example during the floods in 2014, as well as cybersecurity, accessibility of content on the Internet for people with disabilities and protection of personal data on the web. On 24 September 2014, he became Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland and dealt with co-ordinating matters relating to the EU across the different ministries of the Donald Tusk cabinet. At that time, Trzaskowski was the main negotiator in relations with the EU on behalf of the prime minister and coordinated the work of ministries in relations with EU institutions.
In 2015, he participated in the 2015 Polish parliamentary elections and won a seat in the Sejm having received 47,080 votes. In 2016, he became a National Council Member of the Civic Platform party. In the same year, he assumed the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs in the shadow cabinet created by the Civic Platform. On 29 March 2017, he became the vice-chairman of the European People's Party. As a Member of the Sejm, Trzaskowski was a member of the European Union Affairs Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee and the Digitization, Innovation and Modern Technologies Committee. In parliamentary activities, Trzaskowski mainly dealt with issues related to foreign affairs, European policy, defence, as well as health policy, protection of civil and minority rights, and self-government support. During his time, he submitted over 150 interpellations and over 70 parliamentary questions. In 2017, he received the order of the Legion of Honour for his contributions to strengthening the Polish-French relations.
On 17 October 2020, Trzaskowski inaugurated what he termed as "a social and civic movement" named "Wspólna Polska". A part of it, called "New Solidarity", was to be a trade union for the self-employed and those working on term contracts. Around 11,000 members registered within days of the announcement. As of May 2023, the movement's website has not been updated since May 2021, and as of July 2023, it has been taken down altogether. The movement's Twitter account has not been active since December 2021.
Education
Trzaskowski has a strong educational background in political science, with a focus on European studies. However, specific educational details beyond his field of study are not elaborated upon in the available sources.
Given his political prominence and public service roles, Rafał Trzaskowski's net worth and career advancements are primarily influenced by his political career and public engagements rather than direct business ventures.
Trzaskowski attended XI Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Mikołaja Reja w Warszawie, Marcellin College in Sydney, and Cranbrook Kingswood School, a private school in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA (1990–1991). He then studied international relations and English philology at the University of Warsaw, graduating in 1996. He subsequently graduated in European studies from the College of Europe in Natolin (1997). He was granted a scholarship at the Oxford University in 1996 as well as the European Union Institute for Security Studies in Paris in 2002. In 2004, he obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in political science at the University of Warsaw's Faculty of Journalism and Political Science, after completing a dissertation titled "The dynamics of the European Union's institutional reform" under the supervision of Stanisław Parzymies.
Since 1995, he worked as a simultaneous interpreter and an English teacher. In 1998, he became an academic teacher at the National School of Public Administration, and in 2002 at the Collegium Civitas. His scientific interests primarily concern the European integration and international affairs. Since 2002, he has also worked as an analyst at the European Centre in Natolin.
On 18 February 2019, Trzaskowski signed a 12-point LGBT Declaration aimed at combating discrimination of the LGBT community and providing guidance in the area of personal security, education, culture, sport, administration, and employment. His action and the declaration itself met with criticism from the national conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party.
He is married to Małgorzata, a graduate of Kraków University of Economics. They have two children: Aleksandra (born 2004) and Stanisław (born 2009).
