Marcin Święcicki | |
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Minister for Foreign Economic Relations | |
In office 1989–1991 | |
Prime Minister | Tadeusz Mazowiecki |
City mayor of Warsaw | |
In office 3 November 1994 – 30 March 1999 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Warsaw | 17 April 1947
Nationality | Polish |
Alma mater | |
Website | Święcicki Blog |
Marcin Święcicki (born 17 April 1947) is a Polish politician and economist. He is a former deputy minister of economy, former minister for foreign economic relations as well as a former city mayor of Warsaw.
Święcicki was born in Warsaw on 17 April 1947. [1] He graduated from the University of Warsaw. [2] He attended George Washington University and Harvard University for postgraduate studies and received a PhD from George Washington University in economics. [1]
Święcicki was the secretary general of the Consultative Economic Council from 1982 to 1989. [2] He served as deputy minister of economy and then minister for foreign economic relations from 1989 to 1991 in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki. [1] [3] In 1989, he was also elected to the Parliament and served for two terms, from 1989 to 1991 and from 1993 to 1996. [4] He was the mayor of Warsaw between 1994 and 1999. [5] Then he served as an advisor to the President of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus on economic reforms from 1999 to 2000. [1] He was the director of economic and environmental affairs at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) between February 2002 and 2005 [4] [6] In 2011, he was again elected to the Parliament. [2]
He is the president of the support committee for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews [7] and president of European Movement Poland. [8]
Although Święcicki was not a member of the Solidarity group, like other members of the Mazowiecki cabinet, he was acceptable to the group and had Solidarity-aligned economic views. [9]
Święcicki is the author of several books which mostly focus on economics. [10]
Marcin Święcicki | |
---|---|
Minister for Foreign Economic Relations | |
In office 1989–1991 | |
Prime Minister | Tadeusz Mazowiecki |
City mayor of Warsaw | |
In office 3 November 1994 – 30 March 1999 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Warsaw | 17 April 1947
Nationality | Polish |
Alma mater | |
Website | Święcicki Blog |
Marcin Święcicki (born 17 April 1947) is a Polish politician and economist. He is a former deputy minister of economy, former minister for foreign economic relations as well as a former city mayor of Warsaw.
Święcicki was born in Warsaw on 17 April 1947. [1] He graduated from the University of Warsaw. [2] He attended George Washington University and Harvard University for postgraduate studies and received a PhD from George Washington University in economics. [1]
Święcicki was the secretary general of the Consultative Economic Council from 1982 to 1989. [2] He served as deputy minister of economy and then minister for foreign economic relations from 1989 to 1991 in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki. [1] [3] In 1989, he was also elected to the Parliament and served for two terms, from 1989 to 1991 and from 1993 to 1996. [4] He was the mayor of Warsaw between 1994 and 1999. [5] Then he served as an advisor to the President of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus on economic reforms from 1999 to 2000. [1] He was the director of economic and environmental affairs at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) between February 2002 and 2005 [4] [6] In 2011, he was again elected to the Parliament. [2]
He is the president of the support committee for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews [7] and president of European Movement Poland. [8]
Although Święcicki was not a member of the Solidarity group, like other members of the Mazowiecki cabinet, he was acceptable to the group and had Solidarity-aligned economic views. [9]
Święcicki is the author of several books which mostly focus on economics. [10]