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parliamentary committees: the extraordinary constitutional committee, the special committee for parceling, and the rules committee. He was also vice-chairman of the electoral committee and secretary of the legal committee and the special committee for settlements between the
Silesian treasury and the national treasury. He also served on the committee for religious denominations and public enlightenment. Kempka held his parliamentary seat until 26 March 1935, at the end of the third term of the Silesian Parliament.
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495:. In 1919, he married Helena Zofia Włoczewska, and the couple had four children: Dobrochna (a pharmacist), Stanisław (an architect), Maria (a master of Polish philology), and Franciszka (a Germanist). Wojciech Korfanty was the godfather of Stanisław. During the war, Dobrochna and Stanisław were deported for
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by the authorities from 19 September 1945 due to suspicions of anti-communist sentiments. In late 1945, Kempka's activities reflected a mix of post-war enthusiasm and hope for social changes, alongside fear of the new regime and its repressive measures. This led to the election of Roman
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Katowice electoral district. He is considered one of the most active members of the Polish Christian Democratic Party in the Silesian Parliament. Kempka worked in various parliamentary committees: agrarian, control (which he chaired), legislative, housing, national minorities, special, and
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Paweł Kempka was a proponent of
Silesia's return to Poland and a co-author and defender of Silesian Voivodeship. In the Silesian Parliament, he defended the rights of the poorest population. He advocated for the enactment of a Silesian constitution, the unification of Silesia with Poland, and the
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electoral district. Out of 10 sessions, he missed only one. During this time, he was a member of the administrative and self-government committee and vice-chairman of the legal and electoral committees. On 23 November 1930, he was re-elected from the same electoral district. Kempka chaired three
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Katowice. On 6 February 1922, he was appointed a presidential official of this body. He ceased his role as head of the Administrative and Self-Government Department on 7 August 1922. Subsequently, he served as a senior provincial counselor, responsible for preparing the organization of two
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After the liberation of Chorzów, Kempka worked as a city councilor. He reopened his notarial office in August 1945. In 1951, he was appointed a notary at the State Notary Office in Chorzów. In
February 1945, Kempka founded the local circle of the
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Alliance of Democrats on 18 November 1945, with Kempka remaining on the board until mid-1948 and later serving on the Audit Committee until 1955. In the 1960s, Kempka was visited by
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occupation. He spoke fondly of his colleagues and the enthusiasm and hope people had for regained independence, while lamenting the later oppressive political system, especially during the
Stalinist era.
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and was authorized to enter into agreements with the central government. He arrived in the capital around 7 July 1920. During this period, he conducted negotiations with Deputy
Minister of Finance
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was still formally the mayor. Kempka stepped down from the mayoral position on 3 March 1920. According to other sources, he had been in this role since 11 June 1917.
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He attended elementary school in Brynów from 1892 to 1898 and continued his education at a gymnasium in
Katowice from 1899 to 1907. Kempka then studied law at the
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Officially, from 1 November 1919, he held the position of commissary mayor of Gniezno. However, from March 16, he personally signed all documents, even though
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On the 40th anniversary of Paweł Kempka's death, the Chorzów Enthusiasts Association, along with Kempka's family, organized a socio-cultural event titled
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in Germany, Maria was forced to work in a factory, and 14-year-old Franciszka worked as a domestic helper.
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