Involved in anti-communist activities as a student in Gdansk . - Member of the Polish Communist Party from 1945 to 1949 and again between 1952 and 1956. In 1997 he was voted into the Polish Senate . Tusk is a keen footballer , viewed in his youth as a promising striker . Became prime minister of Poland after 1997 parliamentary election .
Involved in anti-communist activities as a student in Gdansk . - Member of the Polish Communist Party from 1945 to 1949 and again between 1952 and 1956. In 1997 he was voted into the Polish Senate . Became prime minister of Poland after 1997 parliamentary election .