Zbigniew Messner | |
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| Prime Minister of Poland | |
| In office 6 November 1985 – 27 September 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Wojciech Jaruzelski |
| Succeeded by | Mieczysław Rakowski |
| Member of Sejm | |
| In office 6 November 1985 – 30 May 1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zbigniew Stefan Messner 13 March 1929 Stryj, Stanisławów Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic (now Stryi, Ukraine) |
| Died | 10 January 2014 (aged 84) Warsaw, Poland |
| Political party | Polish United Workers' Party (1954-1990) |
| Profession | Economist |
Zbigniew Stefan Messner (Polish: [ˈzbiɡɲɛf ˈmɛsnɛr] ; 13 March 1929 – 10 January 2014) was a Polish communist politician and economist. His ancestors were of German Polish descent who had assimilated into Polish society. In 1972, he became Professor of Karol Adamiecki University of Economics in Katowice. In the 1980s, Messner held numerous high ranking posts within communist party apparatus. He was a member of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR) from 1981 to 1990, when PZPR was dissolved, member of the PZPR Politburo from 1981 to 1988, Deputy Prime Minister from 1983 to 1985, member of Sejm from 1985 to 1989, Prime Minister of Polish People's Republic from 1985 to 1988 and member of the State Council of the Polish People's Republic from 1988 to 1989.[1] Additionally in the 1960s Messner was the chairman of Piast Gliwice football club.[2]
- ^ "Parlamentarzyści - Pełny widok rekordu". bs.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Zmarł Zbigniew Messner, były prezes Piasta". Piast Gliwice (in Polish). 10 January 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2024.