Karol Nawrocki Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Karol Nawrocki

• Karol Nawrocki was born and raised in Gdańsk, Poland.

• He completed his early education, including primary school and matriculation, at a local school in Gdańsk, Poland. In 2002, he completed his higher secondary.

• During his school time, he actively participated in sports, mostly in boxing, where he also won the junior Polish Cup.

• After completing his higher secondary education, he attended the Post-Secondary School of Business and Administration in Gdańsk. He graduated in 2003 and obtained the title of Personnel Management Specialist.

• That same year, he started studying at the Faculty of History at the University of Gdańsk, Poland. In 2008, he earned his master’s degree in history.

• He later earned his PhD in the humanities from the same university. His doctoral research examined social resistance to communist rule in the Elbląg region between 1976 and 1989.

• In 2009, Karol Nawrocki started his professional career at the Institute of National Remembrance.

• From 2013 to 2017, he was appointed as head of the Public Education Office in the Gdańsk branch.

• At the same time, from 2011 to 2017, he was appointed as the chairman of the Siedlce District Council in Gdańsk, Poland.

• In 2017, he was appointed director of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk, Poland. He held that position till 2021.

• In 2018, Karol appeared on television as Batyr, with his face blurred to hide his identity. During the appearance, he stated that Nawrocki “inspired me” and mentioned that Nawrocki “was the first person to examine organised crime in communist Poland.”

• In this same tome on social media, Nawrocki wrote that “Tadeusz Batyr contacted me for some guidance” and “thanked me for my help with an interesting book, which I recommend

• In June 2021, Karol Nawrocki returned to the Institute of National Remembrance, Warsaw, Poland, becoming its deputy president

• In July 2021, the Senate of Poland elected him the head of the Institute of National Remembrance.

• Nawrocki has written several books and articles. His research primarily focuses on anti-communist movements, crime in communist Poland, and the history of sports..

• Nawrocki has used the pen name (adopted by an author and printed on the title page of the book) “Tadeusz Batyr” to write a book about a gangster living in 1980s communist Poland.

• In 2023, Nawrocki expanded his education by completing an International MBA in Strategy, Programme, and Project Management at the Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland.

• In 2023, he was appointed as a member of the Youth Sports Council under the Minister of Sport in Gdańsk, Poland. He has also served on the Youth Council of the City of Gdańsk.

• In 2024, he participated in an election for a seat on the Gdańsk City Council as a candidate for the Law and Justice party. However, he could not make his win the seat

• In February 2024, Russia issued an arrest warrant for him, accusing him of criminal actions related to the removal of Red Army monuments in Poland.

• Nawrocki was relatively new to frontline politics and remained largely unknown to the public until late 2024..

• On 24 November 2024, during a civic congress organised by the Law and Justice party (PiS) at the Sokół Gymnastics Society Building, Poland, he was announced as an independent “citizens’ candidate” for the 2025 presidential election.

• His presidential candidacy was surprising even to many members within the party.

• Despite an initially unpolished campaign style, Nawrocki quickly adapted, improving his public speaking and campaign presence.

• In May 2025, he met with US President Donald Trump to strengthen Poland’s connection with the USA.
  

  Karol Nawrocki with USA President Donald Trump

• In the first round of the election, he received 29.54% of the vote, finishing second behind Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski.

• He won the second round held on 1 June 2025, with 50.89% of the vote and is set to be declared as President of Poland on August 6, 2025.

• Nawrocki described himself as a representative of the broadly defined patriotic camp and a civic candidate who will end the “Polish-Polish war

• In an interview, Karol mentioned that he is willing to support any Polish government that demands justice for victims of the Volhynia massacre.

• Nawrocki is a Roman Catholic with culturally conservative views. During his 2025 election campaign, Karol opposed the influence of LGBT groups and gender-related education for children.

• Karol supported maintaining close ties between the Catholic Church in Poland and the Polish government. He opposed abortion rights, same-sex marriage, civil unions, and the extension of legal rights to same-sex couples. For his conservative views, he also faced criticism from the Polish people.

• He advocated for stronger Polish relations with the United States and NATO, whereas he strongly opposes European migration policy.

• Karol shows his strong commitment to Polish patriotism, Christian values, and national sovereignty.

• He has expressed strong opposition to the removal of crosses from state buildings.

• Nawrocki criticised the Polish education system, claiming that it is influenced by a post-communist party environment.

• He has described cursed soldiers as national heroes of Poland. He also praised Law and Justice for implementing a national remembrance day in their honour.

• Nawrocki strongly opposed the EU’s migration policy and announced his intention to terminate the EU’s migration pact.

• Nawrocki described himself as a strong supporter of armaments and social investment programs.

• In a speech in which he accepted Law and Justice’s endorsement for his candidacy, Nawrocki pledged to eliminate the overtime labour tax and back projects like the Central Communication Port and industrial infrastructure inspired by interwar Poland.

• He supported the restriction of access to arms for the general public in Poland.

• Nawrocki opposed adopting the Euro as Poland’s currency.

• He supported the need for improved transportation in Poland and has committed to developing rail infrastructure in the country’s underdeveloped regions.

• Nawrocki also proposed implementing an additional tax on owners of three or more apartments, while providing an exemption for families with children.

• During his 2025 election campaign, he signed a list of 11 pledges, such as promises not to raise the retirement age, to uphold worker protections, to defend minimum wages, to retain the ban on Sunday business activity, to promote economic patriotism, and to increase funding for the public health service and agriculture.

• Karol Nawrocki faced controversy during his election campaign, including contact with a future criminal from his boxing days and involvement in a 70 vs 70 football hooligan fight.

• He faced criticism for purchasing a second apartment from an elderly man in detention under questionable circumstances. After public backlash, he promised to donate the property to charity.

• Additional controversies included that Karol had worked as a bodyguard for sex workers in his youth, visible tattoos of Chelsea F.C. and Lechia Gdańsk, and using snus (a tobacco product) during a presidential debate, which raised concerns about his heavy nicotine addiction.

• Nawrocki supported increased defence spending and expanding the army to 300,000 troops. However, he opposed mandatory military training for young men in Poland.

• Karol strongly supported coal mining until Poland develops nuclear energy capacity and rejected the European green policies in Poland.

• He supported the end of the Russo-Ukrainian War by a peace agreement, but argues that the issue of territorial cessions should be decided by the European community as well as Ukraine itself.

• He faced criticism in Israel for minimising the involvement of Poles in the Holocaust. Nawrocki stated he would defend Poland “against all outrageous attacks” by Holocaust scholars.

• Karol Nawrocki is also involved in journalism. He has worked for the Polish newspapers such as Gazeta Morska and Dziennik Bałtycki.

• Karol Nawrocki is a fitness freak and follows a strict workout regimen, especially boxing, to stay fit and active.
  

  Karol Nawrocki, while practising boxing