Tusk was born on April 22, 1957, in Gdansk. He studied history at the University of Gdansk.
In 1980, he co-founded the Independent Students’ Association (NZS), which later became part of the Solidarity movement. He subsequently became Chairman of Solidarity at his workplace and worked as a journalist for its weekly publication.
He was elected to the Senate of the Republic of Poland in 1991.
He served as Spokesperson of the Senate of the Republic of Poland from 1997 to 2001.
He held the positions of Deputy Speaker of the Senate from 2001 to 2005, Leader of the centre-right Civic Platform party from 2003 to 2007, and Prime Minister of Poland from 2007 to 2014.
He served as President of the European Council from 2014 to 2019, becoming the first Polish politician to assume the role.
He was elected Leader of the Civic Platform party in 2021. He was elected Prime Minister by the Polish Parliament in December 2023.
