Robert Draba

Robert Draba
Acting Chief of the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland
In office June 2, 2006 – August 2, 2006
President	Lech Kaczyński
Preceded by	Andrzej Urbański
Succeeded by	Aleksander Szczygło
Acting Chief of the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland
In office February 7, 2007 – November 29, 2007
President	Lech Kaczyński
Preceded by	Aleksander Szczygło
Succeeded by	Anna Fotyga
Vice President of Warsaw
In office January 9, 2004 – December 23, 2005
President	Lech Kaczyński
Personal details
Born	April 5, 1970 Warsaw, Poland
Profession	Lawyer

Robert Draba (born April 5, 1970 in Warsaw) is a Polish lawyer and politician.

A graduate of philosophy and sociology, and law schools of University of Warsaw, he worked in Creditanstal Bank before joining public service. He served various positions before entering Presidential office:

• Chief of the legal office in the Fundacja Polsko-Niemieckie pojednanie (1995–1999)
• Deputy of the director of the office of Veteran Affairs (1999–2002)
  • Director of the legal office (2002)
• Legal office director of the city of Warsaw (2002–2004)
• Vice President of Warsaw under President Lech Kaczyński (2004–2005)

After Kaczyński became the President of Poland, he joined his staff as deputy chief of office, responsible for legal matters.^[1]

After Andrzej Urbański resigned as a Chief of the Office, he became Acting Chief for the first time. He served from June 2 to August 2, 2006, until Aleksander Szczygło was appointed.

He is now serving this position for the second time, after Szczygło stepped down in order to become Minister of Defense. Draba is acting from February 7, 2007.

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