member of the Polish People's Party, he was elected to the Polish Parliament in 1993, and from 1993 to 1996 served as his country's minister of culture. (Note: Lech Wałęsa was President of Poland from 1990 to 1995). Dejmek returned to his theatre career in 1997, and in 2001 assumed the directorship of the Teatr Nowy for the third time. Kazimierz Dejmek died in Warsaw on 31 December 2002, just weeks before the premiere of his new production of Hamlet. He is interred at the Doły Cemetery in Łódź. On 14 January 2008, the Teatr Nowy was renamed in his honour. His son, Piotr Dejmek (born 1953), became a noted television actor in Poland and later a film director and producer. References External links Kazimierz Dejmek at the Adam Mickiewicz Institute. Accessed 6 May 2009. Mokrzycka, Monika, Kazimierz Dejmek Polish Actor, Director and Minister of Culture (April 17, 1924-December 31, 2002) at the website of All About Jewish Theatre (based on the Adam Mickiewicz Institute's biography of Kazimierz Dejmek). Accessed 6 May 2009. Kazimierz Dejmek at the Internet Polish Movie Database . Accessed 6 May 2009. Scislowska, Monika, "Polish stage director whose work was defended by 1968 student anti-communist unrest dies at 78", Associated Press. Accessed via subscription 6 May 2009. 1924 births 2002 deaths People from Kovel Polish theatre directors Polish film directors Members of the Polish Sejm 1993–1997 Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1944–1989) Recipients of the Order of the Banner of Work Culture ministers of Poland Herder Prize recipients Recipients of the State Award Badge (Poland) Recipient of the Meritorious Activist of Culture badge