Ewa Bozena Kopacz (IPA: ['?va 'k?pat?] (listen); born Ewa Lis on 3 December 1956) is a Polish politician and a Vice-President of the European Parliament.
She was Prime Minister of Poland and Marshal of the Sejm - the first woman to have held the latter post.
In addition, she was Minister of Health from November 2007 until November 2011.
Kopacz has been a member of the Civic Platform since 2001.
Kopacz became Prime Minister on 22 September 2014, succeeding Donald Tusk; she is the second woman to hold the office after Hanna Suchocka.
Prior to entering politics, she was a pediatrician and a general practitioner.
Her term ended on 16 November 2015.
Kopacz has been described as one of the leaders of the European Union, and was ranked as the world's 40th most powerful woman by Forbes magazine in 2015, placing her ahead of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Ellen DeGeneres.