Leszek Balcerowicz | |
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 Balcerowicz in 1991 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Poland | |
| In office 31 October 1997 – 8 June 2000 | |
| President | Aleksander Kwaśniewski |
| Prime Minister | Jerzy Buzek |
| In office 12 September 1989 – 23 December 1991 | |
| President | Wojciech Jaruzelski Lech Wałęsa |
| Prime Minister | Tadeusz Mazowiecki Jan Krzysztof Bielecki |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 31 October 1997 – 8 June 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Jerzy Buzek |
| Preceded by | Marek Belka |
| Succeeded by | Jarosław Bauc |
| In office 12 September 1989 – 23 December 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Tadeusz Mazowiecki Jan Krzysztof Bielecki |
| Preceded by | Andrzej Wróblewski |
| Succeeded by | Karol Lutowski |
| President of The National Bank of Poland | |
| In office 10 January 2001 – 10 January 2007 | |
| President | Aleksander Kwaśniewski Lech Kaczyński |
| Prime Minister | Jerzy Buzek Leszek Miller Marek Belka Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz Jarosław Kaczyński |
| Preceded by | Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz |
| Succeeded by | Sławomir Skrzypek |
| Chairman of the Freedom Union | |
| In office 1 April 1995 – 18 December 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Tadeusz Mazowiecki |
| Succeeded by | Bronisław Geremek |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1947 Lipno, Poland |
| Political party | Freedom Union, Partia Demokratyczna – demokraci.pl |
| Spouse | Ewa Balcerowicz |
| Children | Maciej (b. 1972) & Wojciech (b. 1980) & Anna (b. 1984) |
| Profession | Economist |
| Academic career | |
| Influences | Hayek · Thatcher · Friedman |
| Contributions | Balcerowicz Plan |
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Leszek Henryk Balcerowicz (pronounced [ˈlɛʂɛk balt͡sɛˈrɔvit͡ʂ] ; born 19 January 1947) is a Polish economist, statesman, and Professor at Warsaw School of Economics. He served as Chairman of the National Bank of Poland (2001–2007) and twice as Deputy Prime Minister of Poland (1989–1991, 1997–2001).
In 1989, he became Minister of Finance in Tadeusz Mazowiecki's first non-communist government and led the free-market economic reforms, proponents of which say they have transformed Poland into one of Europe's fastest growing economies,[1][2][3][4] but which critics say were followed by a large increase in unemployment.[5] In 2007, he founded the Civil Development Forum (Forum Obywatelskiego Rozwoju) think-tank and became the chairman of its council.
He is a recipient of the Order of Merit.
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