<p>The portly, 60-year-old gained the national limelight at the age of 13 when he and his twin brother Jaroslav starred in the children's film called "About Those Two Who Stole The Moon".<br /><br />The twins were born June 18, 1949 in Warsaw. During World War II, their parents fought in the Warsaw uprising against the German occupation.<br /><br />A committed Catholic, Lech studied law before entering into politics. He was a supporter of Solidarity leader Lech Walesa when the trade union rose up against Poland's Communist leadership.<br /><br />Kaczynski and his brother founded the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party, which preached national values and adopted a strident law and order approach.<br /><br />He became minister of justice in 2000. Less than a year after his election as president, his brother Jaroslv became prime minister, leading to Poland being called the "twin republic".<br />Lech Kaczynski was married in 1978 to Maria, a friend from his student days. The couple has a daughter.<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>The portly, 60-year-old gained the national limelight at the age of 13 when he and his twin brother Jaroslav starred in the children's film called "About Those Two Who Stole The Moon".<br /><br />The twins were born June 18, 1949 in Warsaw. During World War II, their parents fought in the Warsaw uprising against the German occupation.<br /><br />A committed Catholic, Lech studied law before entering into politics. He was a supporter of Solidarity leader Lech Walesa when the trade union rose up against Poland's Communist leadership.<br /><br />Kaczynski and his brother founded the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party, which preached national values and adopted a strident law and order approach.<br /><br />He became minister of justice in 2000. Less than a year after his election as president, his brother Jaroslv became prime minister, leading to Poland being called the "twin republic".<br />Lech Kaczynski was married in 1978 to Maria, a friend from his student days. The couple has a daughter.<br /><br /><br /></p>