Leszek Balcerowicz

Polish economist (born 1947)

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It is catalogued under topics including 1947 births, 20th-century Polish economists and 21st-century Polish economists.

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Key facts

President: Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Prime minister: Jerzy Buzek
Preceded by: Marek Belka
Succeeded by: Jarosław Bauc
Born: ( 1947-01-19 ) 19 January 1947 (age 79) , Lipno , Poland
Party: Freedom Union , Partia Demokratyczna – demokraci.pl
Spouse: Ewa Balcerowicz
Children: Maciej (b. 1972) & Wojciech (b. 1980) & Anna (b. 1984)
Profession: Economist
Influences: Hayek · Thatcher · Friedman
Notable ideas: Balcerowicz Plan

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Official website

Leszek Balcerowicz - strona oficjalna

Oficjalna strona byłego wicepremiera i prezesa NBP, ekonomisty oraz reformatora.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Henryk
Gender: male
Citizenship: Poland
Place of birth: Lipno
Occupation: politician
Educated at: SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Political party: Polish United Workers' Party
Languages spoken: Polish
Academic degree: habilitation
Field of work: economics
Official website: www.balcerowicz.pl
Image: Balcerowicz.wywiad.do.radia.jpg
Number of children: 3
Work location: Warsaw

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Commons category: Leszek Balcerowicz
date of birth: 1947-01-19
ethnic group: Poles
name in native language: Leszek Balcerowicz
described at URL: www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Leszek_Balcerowicz
social media followers: 409621
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candidacy in election: 1997 Polish parliamentary election

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Encyclopedic overview

Leszek Henryk Balcerowicz (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, but which critics say were followed by a large increase in unemployment. In 2007, he founded the Civic Development Forum (Forum Obywatelskiego Rozwoju) think-tank and became the chairman of its council.

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