Danuta Dmowska

Danuta Małgorzata Dmowska-Andrzejuk (born 1 March 1982) is a Polish politician, former fencer and World Épée Champion 2005. In the years 2019–2020, she served as the Minister of Sport in the Second Cabinet of Mateusz Morawiecki.

Early life and education In 2001, she graduated from the XLV Romuald Traugutt's Lyceum in Warsaw, Poland. She studied at the Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education.

Sports career Dmowska started fencing when she was ten years old. At first, she fought with foil but at the age of twelve she started training with épée. In January 2005 she was second in the World Cup Competition in Prague. In June 2005, she was third in the World Cup Competition in Barcelona. In October 2005 she achieved her greatest success in her career so far, at the World Championship in Leipzig, she won the individual Gold Medal. In the final, she beat the Estonia fencer, Maarika Võsu. The world's top eight women fencers took part in the tournament. She took 28th place in the European Championship 2005 in Zalaegerszeg.

Competition record Year Championship Result 2005 World Championship, Leipzig Gold Medal, Individual 2005 Polish Championship, Wrocław Gold Medal, Team 2005 European Championship, Zalaegerszeg 2nd Place, Team 2005 World Cup, Barcelona 3rd Place, Individual 2005 World Cup, Prague 2nd Place, Individual 2005 Polish Cup, Warsaw 2nd Place, Individual 2005 Polish Cup, Warsaw 3rd Place, Individual 2004 Polish Cup, Warsaw 3rd Place, Individual 2004 Polish Cup, Gliwice 2nd Place, Individual 2004 Polish Championship, Kraków Gold Medal, Individual 2004 Polish Championship, Kraków Silver Medal, Team 2003 Polish Cup, Gliwice 2nd Place, Individual 2003 Polish Cup, Warsaw 2nd Place, Individual 2003 Polish Cup, Warsaw 3rd Place, Individual 2003 Polish Championship, Wrocław Gold Medal, Team 2003 European Championship, Bourges 5th Place, Team 2003 Winner of the Polish Cup 2002 Polish Cup, Warsaw 2nd Place, Individual 2002 Polish Cup, Warsaw 2nd Place, Individual 2002 Polish Cup, Katowice Silver Medal, Individual 2002 Polish Championship, Katowice Bronze Medal, Individual 2001 Polish Cup, Katowice 3rd Place, Individual 2001 Polish Championship, Warsaw Gold Medal, Team 2000 Polish Championship, Gdańsk Gold Medal, Team

Political career

On 5 December 2019 she was appointed Minister of Sport by the President of Poland. She was dismissed from office on 6 October 2020, due to the liquidation of a separate ministry. In the same month, she became the Prime Minister's plenipotentiary for the creation of the National Sports Center (Narodowe Centrum Sportu). In April 2021, the Minister of State Assets, Jacek Sasin, appointed her as a social advisor and chairman of the team for sports sponsorship by State Treasury companies.

Personal life In 2007, she married a fencer Robert Andrzejuk.