Gerard Pokruszyński

Gerard Sławomir Pokruszyński (born 1959 in Warsaw) is a Polish diplomat, from 2017 to 2024 serving as an ambassador to Iceland.

Life Gerard Pokruszyński holds an M.A. in sociology from the University of Warsaw. He has been studying also at the Lund University and University of Florence. Since 2001, he holds a Ph.D. in defence and strategy from the National Defence University of Warsaw.

He was working as a lecturer at the Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Socio-Economic Sciences. In 1991, Pokruszyński joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was holding post of Consul-General thrice: in Milan (1993–1999), Malmö (2004–2007), and Catania (2007–2009). He was working also as a counselor at the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the OECD, Paris (2001–2002), and at the embassy in Kyiv as minister-counselor for political affairs.

In December 2017, Pokruszyński was appointed Poland ambassador to Iceland. He ended his term in July 2024.

Beside Polish, he speaks English and Italian, Swedish, and Russian. He is married to Margherita Bacigalupo.