Stefan Jędrychowski | |
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Minister of Finance of Poland | |
In office 22 December 1971 – 21 November 1974 | |
Preceded by | Józef Trendota |
Succeeded by | Henryk Kisiel |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 22 December 1968 – 22 December 1971 | |
Preceded by | Adam Rapacki |
Succeeded by | Stefan Olszowski |
Deputy Prime Minister | |
In office 12 December 1951 – 24 October 1956 | |
Preceded by | Hilary Chełchowski |
Succeeded by | Tadeusz Gede |
Personal details | |
Born | Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire | 19 May 1910
Died | 26 May 1996 Warsaw, Poland | (aged 86)
Political party | |
Alma mater | Stefan Batory University |
Profession | Politician, economist, journalist |
Stefan Jędrychowski (19 May 1910 – 26 May 1996) was a Polish communist politician, economist, and journalist, who served as deputy prime minister, minister of foreign affiars, and minister of finance.
Jędrychowski was born on 19 May 1910 in Warsaw to a middle-class Catholic family. [1] [2] His mother was of German origin. His family owned properties and apartment houses in Wilno, in the Russian part of Poland. [3] [4]
Jędrychowski graduated from Stefan Batory University in Wilno in 1932 with degrees in law and social science. [3] He went on to earn his master's degree in law and PhD in economics from the same university. [4] [5] He began his political career as a radical leftist in a group called the Renaissance ( Polish: Odrodzenie) as an undergraduate student. He went on to join the Legion of Youth ( Polish: Legion Mlodych), which was founded by Józef Piłsudski after he took over the Polish government in 1926. [3] Jędrychowski became a member of the group's regional command. [3]
Jędrychowski began his career as an assistant lecturer in economics at Stefan Batory University. [4] In 1936, he joined the Communist Party. [4] In September 1939, he began to work as a journalist in Wilno. [4] [6] Then he was named deputy editor of the local communist daily which had been published by the Soviet authorities. [4] He became a Soviet citizen and a member of the Soviet Communist Party. [4] Following the annexation of Lithuania to the Soviet Union he served at the Supreme Soviet of the Supreme Soviet as a deputy. [4]
Later Jędrychowski continued his activities in the Polish Committee of National Liberation (PKWN), which was formed on 22 July 1944. [7] Shortly after he began to serve as the PKWN's representative in Moscow. [7] He was also the Warsaw government's delegate in France in 1945. [5] In addition, he headed the department of information and propaganda under the PKWN. [8] From 1945 to 1947 he served as minister of navigation and foreign trade in the national unity government. [4] Next he joined the Polish United Workers' Party. [9] And he became an alternate member of the party's central committee or politburo. [10]
Jędrychowski served as the vice president or deputy prime minister at the Polish cabinet, also known as Rada Ministrów, from 12 December 1951 to 24 October 1956. [11] He worked as the head of the planning office, Komisja Planowania, from 1956 to 1971. [12] [13] He was also promoted to the full membership of the party's central committee on 21 October 1956, being one of nine members. [10] [14] At the committee he assumed the post of chief economic advisor. [15] He served as the minister of foreign affairs from 22 December 1968 to 22 December 1971. [16] In December 1971, his membership at the central committee of the party ended. [13] [17] Next he was named minister of finance on 22 December 1971, and his term ended on 21 November 1974. [11] [18]
Jędrychowski died in Warsaw on 26 May 1996. [16] [19]
Stefan Jędrychowski | |
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Minister of Finance of Poland | |
In office 22 December 1971 – 21 November 1974 | |
Preceded by | Józef Trendota |
Succeeded by | Henryk Kisiel |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 22 December 1968 – 22 December 1971 | |
Preceded by | Adam Rapacki |
Succeeded by | Stefan Olszowski |
Deputy Prime Minister | |
In office 12 December 1951 – 24 October 1956 | |
Preceded by | Hilary Chełchowski |
Succeeded by | Tadeusz Gede |
Personal details | |
Born | Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire | 19 May 1910
Died | 26 May 1996 Warsaw, Poland | (aged 86)
Political party | |
Alma mater | Stefan Batory University |
Profession | Politician, economist, journalist |
Stefan Jędrychowski (19 May 1910 – 26 May 1996) was a Polish communist politician, economist, and journalist, who served as deputy prime minister, minister of foreign affiars, and minister of finance.
Jędrychowski was born on 19 May 1910 in Warsaw to a middle-class Catholic family. [1] [2] His mother was of German origin. His family owned properties and apartment houses in Wilno, in the Russian part of Poland. [3] [4]
Jędrychowski graduated from Stefan Batory University in Wilno in 1932 with degrees in law and social science. [3] He went on to earn his master's degree in law and PhD in economics from the same university. [4] [5] He began his political career as a radical leftist in a group called the Renaissance ( Polish: Odrodzenie) as an undergraduate student. He went on to join the Legion of Youth ( Polish: Legion Mlodych), which was founded by Józef Piłsudski after he took over the Polish government in 1926. [3] Jędrychowski became a member of the group's regional command. [3]
Jędrychowski began his career as an assistant lecturer in economics at Stefan Batory University. [4] In 1936, he joined the Communist Party. [4] In September 1939, he began to work as a journalist in Wilno. [4] [6] Then he was named deputy editor of the local communist daily which had been published by the Soviet authorities. [4] He became a Soviet citizen and a member of the Soviet Communist Party. [4] Following the annexation of Lithuania to the Soviet Union he served at the Supreme Soviet of the Supreme Soviet as a deputy. [4]
Later Jędrychowski continued his activities in the Polish Committee of National Liberation (PKWN), which was formed on 22 July 1944. [7] Shortly after he began to serve as the PKWN's representative in Moscow. [7] He was also the Warsaw government's delegate in France in 1945. [5] In addition, he headed the department of information and propaganda under the PKWN. [8] From 1945 to 1947 he served as minister of navigation and foreign trade in the national unity government. [4] Next he joined the Polish United Workers' Party. [9] And he became an alternate member of the party's central committee or politburo. [10]
Jędrychowski served as the vice president or deputy prime minister at the Polish cabinet, also known as Rada Ministrów, from 12 December 1951 to 24 October 1956. [11] He worked as the head of the planning office, Komisja Planowania, from 1956 to 1971. [12] [13] He was also promoted to the full membership of the party's central committee on 21 October 1956, being one of nine members. [10] [14] At the committee he assumed the post of chief economic advisor. [15] He served as the minister of foreign affairs from 22 December 1968 to 22 December 1971. [16] In December 1971, his membership at the central committee of the party ended. [13] [17] Next he was named minister of finance on 22 December 1971, and his term ended on 21 November 1974. [11] [18]
Jędrychowski died in Warsaw on 26 May 1996. [16] [19]