100 Notable Alumni of the Warsaw School of Economics

Taro Kono

Born in: Japan
Years: 1963-.. (age 62)
Occupations: university teacherpolitician
Biography: Taro Kono is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister for Digital Transformation from 2022 to 2024. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he previously served as Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform from 2015 to 2016 and from 2020 to 2021, and was the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defense under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He is also a member of the House of Representatives representing Kanagawa's 15th district since 1996.

Beata Szydło

Born in: Poland
Years: 1963-.. (age 62)
Occupations: ethnologistpolitician
Biography: Beata Maria Szydło is a Polish politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019. A member of Law and Justice (PiS), she previously served as the prime minister of Poland from 2015 to 2017. Szydło became the third woman to hold the office, after Hanna Suchocka and her immediate predecessor Ewa Kopacz. She currently is a vice-chair of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group in the European Parliament. She is considered to have been a de iure leader of Poland, with the de facto leader being Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of the party Szydło is a member of.

Ryszard Petru

Born in: Poland
Years: 1972-.. (age 53)
Enrolled in the Warsaw School of Economics: Studied in 1997
Occupations: politicianeconomist
Biography: Ryszard Jerzy Petru is a Polish politician. He served as an assistant to several members of parliament in the 1990s. He has worked as an economist for the World Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers and several Polish banks. Since 2011, he has been the chairman of the Association of Polish Economists. He is the author of several books, including two children's books on economics.

Leszek Balcerowicz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1947-.. (age 78)
Enrolled in the Warsaw School of Economics: 1965-1970 graduated with magister degree
Occupations: university teacherpoliticianeconomistbanker
Biography: Leszek Henryk Balcerowicz 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).

Adam Glapiński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1950-.. (age 75)
Occupations: politicianeconomist
Biography: Adam Glapiński is a Polish economist and politician, the current president of the National Bank of Poland, Economics professor, a member of the first term of the Sejm, a member of the fourth term of the Senate and between 2010 and 2016 a member of the Monetary Policy Council. He also served as the Minister for Construction and Spatial Planning and later as the Minister for Foreign Economic Cooperation.

Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1983-.. (age 42)
Occupations: politicianeconomistjurist
Biography: Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz is a Polish lawyer and politician. Since 2024 she is a member of the European Parliament.

Przemysław Saleta

Born in: Poland
Years: 1968-.. (age 57)
Occupations: boxerkickboxerjournalistactor
Biography: Przemysław Saleta is a Polish professional boxer, as well as a former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Later he became an actor and sports commentator as well as a TV personality.

Józef Oleksy

Born in: Poland
Years: 1946-2015 (aged 69)
Enrolled in the Warsaw School of Economics: Studied in 1969
Occupations: politicianuniversity teachereconomist
Biography: Józef Oleksy was a Polish left-wing politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland from 7 March 1995 to 7 February 1996, when he resigned due to espionage allegations. He was chairman of the Democratic Left Alliance (Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej, SLD).

Jeremi Przybora

Born in: Poland
Years: 1915-2004 (aged 89)
Occupations: screenwriterlyricistdirector of radio dramadirectorpresenter
Biography: Jeremi Przybora was a Polish poet, writer, actor and singer. He created the TV-series "Kabaret Starszych Panów" (Elderly Gentlemen's Cabaret) with Jerzy Wasowski and performed ballads and sung poetry, a popular music genre in Poland.

Adam Niedzielski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1973-.. (age 52)
Enrolled in the Warsaw School of Economics: Studied in 1992-1997
Occupations: politicianofficialeconomist
Biography: Adam Wojciech Niedzielski is a Polish economist. He is the former President of the National Health Fund. He was Minister of Health of the Republic of Poland.

Elżbieta Bieńkowska

Born in: Poland
Years: 1964-.. (age 61)
Enrolled in the Warsaw School of Economics: Studied in 1998
Occupations: politicianeconomist
Biography: Elżbieta Ewa Bieńkowska is a Polish politician who served as Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and Transport before becoming a European Commissioner in the team of Jean-Claude Juncker from 2014 to 2019.

Edyta Bartosiewicz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1965-.. (age 60)
Occupations: songwritersinger-songwriterrecording artistsinger
Biography: Edyta Małgorzata Bartosiewicz is a Polish rock singer, composer, and songwriter. In Poland, she's known for her highly reflective and unusual lyrics. Sixteen of her singles reached the top of Polish Radio charts. Over the course of her musical career, she has received five Fryderyk awards – the most important recognition in the Polish music industry.

Marek Borowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1946-.. (age 79)
Enrolled in the Warsaw School of Economics: Graduated with magister degree in international economics
Occupations: association football playerpoliticianeconomist
Biography: Marek Stefan Borowski is a Polish politician. He led the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) for a time and was Speaker of the Sejm (the lower, more powerful, house of Poland's parliament) from 2001 to 2004.

Andrzej Olechowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1947-.. (age 78)
Occupations: economistpoliticianfinance ministerdiplomatforeign minister
Biography: Andrzej Marian Olechowski is a Polish politician. He was one of the co-founders of liberal conservative party Civic Platform in 2001 with Maciej Płażyński and Donald Tusk. He served as Minister of Finance (1992) in the Jan Olszewski's Government and Minister of Foreign Affairs (1993–1995) in the Waldemar Pawlak's Government.

Dariusz Rosati

Born in: Poland
Years: 1946-.. (age 79)
Occupations: politicianeditorcreatoreconomistuniversity teacher
Biography: Dariusz Kajetan Rosati ['darjuʂ rɔsati] is a Polish professor of economics and a politician who served as a member of the European Parliament from 2004–2009 and 2014-2019, and a deputy of the Sejm from 2011-2014 and 2019-2023.

Tomasz Siemoniak

Born in: Poland
Years: 1967-.. (age 58)
Occupations: politicianmanagereconomist
Biography: Tomasz Siemoniak is a Polish politician of the Civic Platform (PO) who served as Minister of National Defence in the governments of Prime Ministers Donald Tusk and Ewa Kopacz from 2 August 2011 to 16 November 2015 and Deputy Prime Minister of Poland under Kopacz from 22 September 2014 to 16 November 2015. On 13 May 2024, he was nominated Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration.

Stefan Starzyński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1893-1943 (aged 50)
Occupations: politicianmilitary personneleconomist
Biography: Stefan Bronisław Starzyński was a Polish statesman, economist, military officer and Mayor of Warsaw before and during the Siege of 1939.

Jacek Czaputowicz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1956-.. (age 69)
Enrolled in the Warsaw School of Economics: In 1986 graduated with magister degree in economics
Occupations: political scientistpoliticiancivil servantdissidentuniversity teacher
Biography: Jacek Krzysztof Czaputowicz is a Polish politician and academic who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland from 9 January 2018 to 20 August 2020.

Adam Bielan

Born in: Poland
Years: 1974-.. (age 51)
Enrolled in the Warsaw School of Economics: Graduated with magister degree in political science
Occupations: politician
Biography: Adam Jerzy Bielan is a Polish politician, Member of the European Parliament for Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie and Masovian between 2004 and 2014, and from 2019 MEP for Masovian constituency. Member of the Senate and the Deputy Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland 2015–2019.

Izabela Leszczyna

Born in: Poland
Years: 1962-.. (age 63)
Occupations: teacherpolitician
Biography: Izabela Dorota Leszczyna is a Polish politician, teacher, local official, Member of the Polish Parliament (since 2007). She currently serves as Minister of Health.

Janusz Piechociński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1960-.. (age 65)
Occupations: university teacherpolitician
Biography: Janusz Piechociński is a Polish politician, Minister of the Economy and Deputy Prime Minister of Poland from 6 December 2012 to 16 November 2015. From 17 November 2012 to 7 November 2015 he was President of the Polish People's Party.

Jacek Wilk

Born in: Poland
Years: 1974-.. (age 51)
Occupations: lawyerpolitician
Biography: Jacek Wilk is a Polish barrister, economist and politician. He was the official candidate of the Congress of the New Right party for the office of President of Poland in the 2015 Polish presidential elections after resigning from supporting its quitting member Janusz Korwin-Mikke. In the first round he received 0.46% of votes, which gave him the tenth place among the candidates.

Danuta Hübner

Born in: Poland
Years: 1948-.. (age 77)
Enrolled in the Warsaw School of Economics: Studied in 1971
Occupations: university teacherpoliticianeconomistdiplomat
Biography: Danuta Maria Hübner is a Polish politician, diplomat, and economist and Member of the European Parliament. She was European Commissioner for Regional Policy from 22 November 2004 until 4 July 2009, when she resigned to become a Member of European Parliament for the Civic Platform. In 2012 Hübner became a member of the International Honorary Council of the European Academy of Diplomacy.

Jarosław Gugała

Born in: Poland
Years: 1959-.. (age 66)
Occupations: actorjournalistdiplomatsinger
Biography: Jarosław Rafał Gugała is a Polish radio and television journalist, actor, musician, university teacher, from 1999 to 2003 serving as an ambassador to Uruguay.

Wojciech Roszkowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1947-.. (age 78)
Enrolled in the Warsaw School of Economics: Studied in 1971
Occupations: economic historianeconomistuniversity teacherpoliticianhistorian
Biography: Wojciech Stefan Roszkowski OOB, sometimes known by the pseudonym Andrzej Albert, is a Polish historian and politician. From 1990 to 1993, he served as vice-rector of Warsaw School of Economics and from 1994 to 2000, he was the Kościuszko Chair of Polish Studies at the University of Virginia, USA. In 2004, Roszkowski won election to the European Parliament from the Law and Justice Party for a five year term.

Witold Kieżun

Born in: Lithuania
Years: 1922-2021 (aged 99)
Occupations: economist
Biography: Witold Jerzy Kieżun was a Polish economist, soldier of the Home Army (the Polish resistance movement against German occupation during World War II), participant of the Warsaw uprising and prisoner in the Soviet Gulags. Kieżun was a former professor at Temple University, Duquesne University, Universite de Montreal, Université du Québec à Montréal, Bujumbura University, Warsaw University. He served as Chief Technical Advisor of the United Nations Development Programme in Burundi, Rwanda, and Burkina Faso. Witold Kieżun was a lecturer at Kozminski University in Warsaw. He received Doctor Honoris Causa from Jagiellonian University and the National Defence University of Warsaw. Kieżun was an honorary member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and an honorary citizen of Warsaw.

Janusz Cieszyński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1988-.. (age 37)
Occupations: businessperson
Biography: Janusz Antoni Cieszyński is a Polish politician who was Minister of Digital Affairs under Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in his second cabinet since 6 April 2023.

Grzegorz Kołodko

Born in: Poland
Years: 1949-.. (age 76)
Occupations: university teacherfinance ministereconomistpolitician
Biography: Grzegorz Witold Kołodko is a distinguished professor of economics and a key architect of Polish economic reforms. He is the author of New Pragmatism, an original and heterodox theory of economics. He has been a university lecturer, researcher, and author of numerous academic books and research papers. As Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance of Poland from 2002 to 2003, he played a leading role in Poland's entry into the European Union. During his earlier term from 1994 to 1997, Kołodko led Poland into the OECD.

Zbigniew Gryglas

Born in: Poland
Years: 1965-.. (age 60)
Occupations: politiciandeputy
Biography: Zbigniew Gryglas is a Polish entrepreneur, manager, politician, civil servant and philanthropist. Graduated from Olsztyn University, National School of Public Administration and Warsaw School of Economics. He served many years in Ministry of the State Assets supervising state owned companies from energy sector. He is a former member of the Sejm, and formerly the vice president of the Agreement political party. In the years 2019-2021 Deputy Minister of the State Assets and the plenipotentiary of the Offshore Wind Energy. From 2021 the supervisory board member of the biggest Polish energy group.

Jerzy Kropiwnicki

Born in: Poland
Years: 1945-.. (age 80)
Occupations: trade unionistdissidenteconomistpolitician
Biography: Jerzy Janusz Kropiwnicki is a Polish right-wing politician, member of Law and Justice party.

Edward Babiuch

Born in: Poland
Years: 1927-2021 (aged 94)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Edward Mikołaj Babiuch was a Polish Communist political figure. He was one of four deputy chairmen of the Polish Council of State 1976–1980. Babiuch served as the 50th Prime Minister of Poland from 18 February to 24 August 1980.

Beata Gosiewska

Born in: Poland
Years: 1971-.. (age 54)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Beata Barbara Gosiewska is a Polish politician from Law and Justice. She was a member of the Senate of Poland from 2011 to 2014. She was elected in 2014 as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for European Conservatives and Reformists.

Andrzej Halicki

Born in: Poland
Years: 1961-.. (age 64)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Andrzej Halicki is a Polish politician of the Civic Platform (PO) who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since the 2019 elections.

Michał Kurtyka

Born in: Poland
Years: 1973-.. (age 52)
Occupations: physicisteconomist
Biography: Michał Tadeusz Kurtyka is a Polish manager, economist, and civil servant who served as the Minister of Climate and Environment until October 2021. He is a technocrat and a non-partisan figure.

Jan Dobraczyński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1910-1994 (aged 84)
Occupations: politicianwriterplaywrightjournalist
Biography: Jan Dobraczyński was a Polish writer, novelist, politician and Catholic publicist. In the Second Polish Republic between the two world wars, he was a supporter of the National Party and Catholic movements. During the 1939 Nazi–Soviet invasion of Poland, he was a soldier of the Polish Army and member of Armia Krajowa until the end of World War II. Dobraczyński participated in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. After the war he supported the Polish communists. He was a member of parliament Sejms, as activist of the PAX Association and of the Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth from 1982 to 1985. He held the rank of general in the Polish military.

Andrzej Szejna

Born in: Poland
Years: 1973-.. (age 52)
Enrolled in the Warsaw School of Economics: Studied in 1996
Occupations: politicianuniversity teacherlegal counselor
Biography: Andrzej Jan Szejna is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Lesser Poland Voivodeship & Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship with the Democratic Left Alliance-Labor Union, part of the Socialist Group and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs.

Jerzy Osiatyński

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1941-2022 (aged 81)
Occupations: politicianeconomist
Biography: Jerzy Osiatyński was a Polish politician. A member of the Democratic Union, he served in the Sejm from 1989 to 2001 and was Minister of Finance from 1992 to 1993.

Henryka Bochniarz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1947-.. (age 78)
Occupations: university teachereconomist
Biography: Henryka Teodora Bochniarz is a Polish economist and administrator who is a former Minister of Industry and Trade in the Government of Poland.

Michał Krupiński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1981-.. (age 44)
Occupations: politicianeconomist
Biography: Michał Tomasz Krupiński is a Polish economist, banker and finance executive.

Edward Szczepanik

Born in: Poland
Years: 1915-2005 (aged 90)
Occupations: politicianuniversity teachereconomist
Biography: Edward Franciszek Szczepanik was a Polish economist and the last Prime Minister of the Polish Government in Exile.

Bogusław Liberadzki

Born in: Poland
Years: 1948-.. (age 77)
Occupations: university teacherpoliticianeconomistminister
Biography: Bogusław Marian Liberadzki is a Polish economist and politician. He has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2004.

Tomasz Tomczykiewicz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1961-2015 (aged 54)
Occupations: engineerpolitician
Biography: Tomasz Kazimierz Tomczykiewicz was a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 22,221 votes in 27 Bielsko-Biała district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list, and again in 2015 for the 8th Sejm.

Jan Tomasz Zamoyski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1912-2002 (aged 90)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Jan Tomasz Zamoyski was a Polish political activist. He was the 16th and last Ordynat of the Zamoyski Family Fee Tail, a senator (1991–1993), and the president of the National-Democratic Party (since 1991). He was awarded the Order of the White Eagle.

Piotr Serafin

Born in: Poland
Years: 1974-.. (age 51)
Occupations: politiciandiplomatofficial
Biography: Piotr Arkadiusz Serafin is a Polish politician and lawyer who has served as European Commissioner for Budget and Administration since December 2024. Between 2007–2008, he served as Undersecretary of State for European Integration and between 2012–2014 as Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs.

Grażyna Rabsztyn

Born in: Poland
Years: 1952-.. (age 73)
Occupations: athletics competitor
Biography: Grażyna Józefa Rabsztyn is a retired Polish hurdler. She represented her country at the Summer Olympics on three occasions (1972–1980) and was a finalist each time (twice placing fifth).

Józef Pińkowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1929-2000 (aged 71)
Occupations: politicianeconomist
Biography: Józef Pińkowski was a Polish Communist politician and economist who served as 51st Prime Minister of Poland from 1980 to 1981.

Mieczysław Jagielski

Born in: Ukraine
Years: 1924-1997 (aged 73)
Occupations: politicianeconomist
Biography: Mieczysław Zygmunt Jagielski was a Polish politician and economist. During the times of the People's Republic of Poland he was the last leading politician from the former eastern regions of pre-Second World War Poland.

Marta Golbik

Born in: Poland
Years: 1985-.. (age 40)
Occupations: politicianeconomist
Biography: Marta Joanna Golbik is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm (9th term) representing the constituency of Katowice I. She previously also served in the 8th term of the Sejm (2015–2019).

Anna Kalata

Born in: Poland
Years: 1964-.. (age 61)
Occupations: politicianeconomist
Biography: Anna Kalata is a Polish politician, celebrity and occasional actress. She was a member of the populist Samoobrona party. In Jarosław Kaczyński's cabinet she was the minister of labour and social policy. She participated in the 12th season of Taniec z Gwiazdami (the Polish version of Dancing With The Stars). After losing 38 kilograms (84 lb) she appeared on the cover of Shape magazine.

Alojzy Nowak

Born in: Poland
Years: 1956-.. (age 69)
Enrolled in the Warsaw School of Economics: Studied in 1984
Occupations: university teachereconomist
Biography: Alojzy Zbigniew Nowak is a Polish economist. In 2020, he was elected Rector of the University of Warsaw.

Andrzej Koźmiński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1941-.. (age 84)
Occupations: university teachereconomist
Biography: Andrzej Krzysztof Koźmiński is a professor of management, the founder of Kozminski University (named after his late father, Leon Koźmiński), 1993–2011 the rector of this school, and currently its president.

Paweł Borys

Born in: Poland
Years: 1977-.. (age 48)
Occupations: economist
Biography: Paweł Borys is a Polish economist, specializing in finance, banking, and economic policy.

Piotr Nowak

Born in: Poland
Years: 1980-.. (age 45)
Enrolled in the Warsaw School of Economics: Studied in 2006
Occupations: economist
Biography: Piotr Nowak is a Polish economist and politician. He was Minister of Development and Technology in the Second Cabinet of Mateusz Morawiecki until resigning in March 2022.

Stanisław Kluza

Born in: Poland
Years: 1972-.. (age 53)
Occupations: politicianeconomist
Biography: Stanisław Kluza is a Polish economist who, from 14 July to 22 September 2006, was the Finance Minister in the cabinet of Jarosław Kaczyński. He is the successor of Paweł Wojciechowski, who lasted only two weeks in this position as a man personally unknown to the Law and Justice party leader. Kluza claimed to continue the financial politics of Zyta Gilowska and Wojciechowski. Advocate of support for numerous families in their income tax, he is against lowering taxes until 2009 and calls for reform of the euro zone enlargement procedures to new member countries.

Paweł Wojciechowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1960-.. (age 65)
Enrolled in the Warsaw School of Economics: Studied in 1979-1983
Occupations: diplomateconomist
Biography: Paweł Wojciechowski is a Polish economist.

Kazimierz Paździor

Born in: Poland
Years: 1935-2010 (aged 75)
Occupations: boxer
Biography: Kazimierz Sylwester Paździor was a Polish amateur lightweight boxer. He won the European title in 1957, the Polish title in 1958 and 1960, and an Olympic gold medal in 1960. He retired in 1961 with a record of 179 wins, 3 draws and 12 losses.

Małgorzata Zaleska

Born in: Poland
Years: 1969-.. (age 56)
Occupations: economist
Biography: Małgorzata Zaleska is a Polish economist who is currently a professor of economic sciences, the chairman of the committee on finance of the Polish Academy of Sciences (since 2015) and the director of the Institute of Banking at the Warsaw School of Economics. She served as the president of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (2016–17), after serving as the member of the board of the National Bank of Poland (2009–15) and the president of the Bank Guarantee Fund in Poland (2006–07).

Lidia Geringer de Oedenberg

Born in: Poland
Years: 1957-.. (age 68)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the DS & OP with the Democratic Left Alliance-Labor Union, part of the Socialist Group. Her family name is Ulatowska, which she has changed after marriage with her husband.

Cezary Olejniczak

Born in: Poland
Years: 1972-.. (age 53)
Occupations: farmerpolitician
Biography: Cezary Olejniczak is a Polish politician. Member of the Sejm (2011-2015) for Democratic Left Alliance. Older brother of other Polish left-wing politician Wojciech Olejniczak.

Marek Rocki

Born in: Poland
Years: 1953-.. (age 72)
Occupations: economist
Biography: Professor Marek Dariusz Rocki is a Polish econometrician. He served as a Rector of Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) (1999–2002, 2002–2005 and 2016–2020) and a Polish Senator from Civic Platform (2005–2019).

Leszek Skiba

Born in: Poland
Years: 1978-.. (age 47)
Occupations: economist
Biography: Leszek Skiba is a Polish banker and politician who was vice minister of public finance from 2015 to 2020 and CEO of Bank Pekao, the second largest bank in Poland, from 2020 to May 2024.

Krzysztof Rybiński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1967-.. (age 58)
Occupations: economist
Biography: Krzysztof Ireneusz Rybiński is a Polish economist and author, professor of social sciences, vice-president of the National Bank of Poland (2004–2008).

Roman Malinowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1935-2021 (aged 86)
Occupations: politicianeconomist
Biography: Roman Malinowski was a Polish politician and economist. He served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1980 to 1985, Chairman of United People's Party from 1981 to 1989, and Marshal of the Sejm from 1985 to 1989.

Barbara Czarniawska

Born in: Poland
Years: 1948-2024 (aged 76)
Occupations: sociologistuniversity teachereconomist
Biography: Barbara Czarniawska was a Polish-Swedish organisation scholar.

Stanisław Gucwa

Born in: Poland
Years: 1919-1994 (aged 75)
Occupations: politicianministereconomist
Biography: Stanisław Jan Gucwa was a Polish politician and economist. He was the Marshal of the Sejm from 1972 until 1985.

Jakub Jaworowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1981-.. (age 44)
Occupations: journalistofficialeconomist
Biography: Jakub Jaworowski is a Polish politician serving as minister of state assets since 2024. In 2015, he served as secretary of state of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister.

Krzysztof Mulawa

Born in: Poland
Years: 1985-.. (age 40)
Occupations: politicianeconomist
Biography: Krzysztof Mulawa is a Polish politician serving as a member of the Sejm since 2023. He is the leader of the Masovian branches of the National Movement and the Confederation Liberty and Independence.

Krzysztof Obłój

Born in: Poland
Years: 1954-.. (age 71)
Occupations: university teachereconomist
Biography: Krzysztof Obłój is a Polish economist and university teacher, with a broad research area including world economy, institutional environment of business, competition and entrepreneurship. He specializes in organization culture, structure and process, internal organizational analysis and organizational strategy. Obłój is Chair of the Institute for Strategic Management and International Management (Zakład Zarządzania Strategicznego i Międzynarodowego) at the University of Warsaw and Head of the Department of Business Strategy at the Kozminski University in Warsaw.

Jerzy Kaliszewski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1912-1990 (aged 78)
Occupations: directoractortheatrical director
Biography: Jerzy Kaliszewski was a Polish actor, recipient of multiple awards.

Waldemar Dubaniowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1964-.. (age 61)
Occupations: diplomatpolitician
Biography: Waldemar Jan Dubaniowski is a Polish government official and diplomat; he served as an ambassador of Poland to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar (2017–2023) and to Singapore (2009–2013); as a member of the National Broadcasting Council; a Chief of the Cabinet of the President of Poland and Secretary of State in the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland.

Bożena Kamińska

Born in: Poland
Years: 1965-.. (age 60)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Bożena Kamińska is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm in 2011 and 2015. She ran in 2019, but was not reelected.

Justyna Glusman

Born in: Poland
Years: 1974-.. (age 51)
Occupations: social activisteconomist
Biography: Justyna Glusman is a Polish economist.

Halina Wasilewska-Trenkner

Born in: Poland
Years: 1942-2017 (aged 75)
Occupations: economist
Biography: Halina Weronika Wasilewska-Trenkner was a Polish economist, academic and finance minister.

Józef Leśniak

Born in: Poland
Years: 1968-2022 (aged 54)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Józef Krzysztof Leśniak was a Polish politician. A member of the Law and Justice party, he served in the Sejm from 2015 to 2019. He died on 4 May 2022, at the age of 54.

Wiesław Rozłucki

Born in: Poland
Years: 1947-.. (age 78)
Occupations: economist
Biography: Wiesław Rozłucki is a Polish economist, co-founder of the Warsaw Stock Exchange and its first chairman (1991–2006). Since 1990 occupied various advisory positions to Polish government and various supervisory positions in public companies, foundations and organizations.

Agnieszka Soin

Born in: Poland
Years: 1977-.. (age 48)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Agnieszka Anna Soin is a Polish politician. She was elected to the Sejm (9th term) representing the constituency of Wrocław. She previously also served in the 8th term of the Sejm (2015–2019). She is affiliated with the Law and Justice party.

Adam Rogacki

Born in: Poland
Years: 1976-.. (age 49)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Adam Maksym Rogacki is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 6905 votes in 36 Kalisz district as a candidate from the Law and Justice list.

Genowefa Tokarska

Born in: Poland
Years: 1949-.. (age 76)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Genowefa Tokarska, née Bzdyra is a Polish politician who served as a member of the Sejm from 2011 to 2019. Born in Biszcza, she graduated from the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, then the Lublin Agricultural Academy, and in 1989 graduated from the Warsaw School of Economics. After graduating from Lublin, she became a teacher at an agricultural school in Różaniec from 1972 to 1978, then worked at a bank in Księżpol, serving as its director from 1981 to 1990.

Tomasz Piotr Nowak

Born in: Poland
Years: 1956-.. (age 69)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Tomasz Piotr Nowak is a Polish politician, member of the Sejm since 2005.

Anna Maliszewska

Born in: Poland
Years: 1993-.. (age 32)
Occupations: modern pentathlete
Biography: Anna Maliszewska is a Polish modern pentathlete. She was born in the west Polish town of Zielona Góra. Maliszewska won the gold medal in the team event at the 2015 World Modern Pentathlon Championships. She qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.

Jerzy Turonek

Born in: Lithuania
Years: 1929-2019 (aged 90)
Occupations: journalisthistorian
Biography: Jerzy Turonek was a Polish-Belarusian historian. He was born in Dūkštas into the family of West Belarusian political activist Branislaŭ Turonak in the Second Polish Republic's Wilno Voivodeship.

Tadeusz Gebethner

Born in: Poland
Years: 1897-1944 (aged 47)
Occupations: publisherassociation football playerbookseller
Biography: Tadeusz Jerzy Gebethner was a Polish soldier, insurgent, bookseller, and footballer. From 1914 to 1925 he was an active player and captain of the Polonia Warsaw team; later he worked in his family bookstore and publishing business (Gebethner i Wolff ). Tadeusz Gebethner fought in the Polish–Soviet War and Polish September Campaign. Becoming an officer of the Home Army after the invasion, from 1942 he sheltered a Jewish family in his home in Warsaw during the German occupation. A participant of the Warsaw Uprising, he was critically wounded and taken prisoner to Stalag-XIA, where he died from the same injuries on 14 October 1944. For his wartime activities, he was recognised as one of the Polish Righteous Among the Nations in 1981.

Radosław Parda

Born in: Poland
Years: 1979-.. (age 46)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Radosław Parda is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 7856 votes in 33 Kielce district as a candidate from the League of Polish Families list.

Paweł Milewski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1975-.. (age 50)
Enrolled in the Warsaw School of Economics: Studied in 2002-2003
Occupations: diplomatsinologist
Biography: Paweł Milewski is a Polish diplomat; ambassador to Australia (2013–2017) and Japan (since 2019).

Paweł Jarczewski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1967-.. (age 58)
Occupations: engineer
Biography: Paweł Jarczewski was the president of the management board of Grupa Azoty until March 2016, and from 2008-2013 he was the president of the management board of Grupa Azoty "PUŁAWY", master of economics. He completed Warsaw School of Economics, at the Department of Foreign Trade, with majors in economics and organisation of foreign trade.

Henryk Milcarz

Born in: Poland
Years: 1950-.. (age 75)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Henryk Mieczysław Milcarz is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 5,251 votes in 33 Kielce district as a candidate from Democratic Left Alliance list.

Czesław Warsewicz

Years: 1969-.. (age 56)
Occupations: economist
Biography: Czesław Warsewicz is a Polish businessman and entrepreneur.

Józef Kozioł

Born in: Poland
Years: 1939-2023 (aged 84)
Occupations: bankereconomist
Biography: Józef Kozioł was a Polish politician and economist. He was an MP from 1985 to 1989, deputy prime minister from 1985 to 1988, and minister of the environmental protection and natural resources from 1988 to 1989.

Michał Kołodziejski

Years: 1975-.. (age 50)
Occupations: diplomat
Biography: Michał Kołodziejski is a Polish diplomat specializing in Asia-Pacific region, who serves as the ambassador of Poland to Australia from 2017 to 2022 and consul-general in Hong Kong and Macau since 2023.

Andrzej Sławiński

Born in: Poland
Years: 1951-.. (age 74)
Occupations: economist
Biography: Andrzej Sławiński is a Polish economist and Professor of Economics at the Warsaw School of Economics. He is a member of the Council of Monetary Policies since 2004 and a fellow of Collegium Invisibile.

Piotr Ostaszewski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1964-.. (age 61)
Occupations: university teacherhistorianpolitical scientist
Biography: Piotr Ostaszewski is a Polish historian, political scientist and translator. From 2017 to 2024 he served as an ambassador to South Korea.

Tomasz Garbowski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1979-.. (age 46)
Occupations: politicianassociation football referee
Biography: Tomasz Robert Garbowski is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 7,517 votes in 21 Opole district as a candidate from the Democratic Left Alliance list.

Eugeniusz Kabatc

Born in: Belarus
Years: 1930-2020 (aged 90)
Occupations: writer
Biography: Eugeniusz Kabatc was a Polish writer and translator of Soviet literature and Italian literature.

Adam Maciejewski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1962-.. (age 63)
Occupations: stockbrokereconomist
Biography: Adam Maciejewski is a Polish economist and manager. He is the president of the management board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

Joanna Cygler

Born in: Poland
Years: 1967-.. (age 58)
Occupations: lecturereconomist
Biography: Joanna Agnieszka Cygler is a Polish economist and professor of management at the Warsaw School of Economics.

Mateusz Berger

Born in: Poland
Years: 1986-.. (age 39)
Occupations: lawyerofficial
Biography: Mateusz Berger is a Polish lawyer.

Józef Cepil

Born in: Poland
Years: 1960-.. (age 65)
Occupations: farmerpolitician
Biography: Józef Cepil is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 10526 votes in 33 Kielce district as a candidate from Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list.

Mieczysław Cygan

Born in: Poland
Years: 1921-2006 (aged 85)
Biography: Mieczysław Cygan - Polish military commander, Brigadier General of the Polish Army, military governor of Gdańsk (1982–1988), Secretary General of the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites (1989–1990).

Krzysztof Piech

Born in: Poland
Years: 1975-.. (age 50)
Enrolled in the Warsaw School of Economics: Studied in 1998
Occupations: non-fiction writeruniversity teachereconomist
Biography: Krzysztof Piech is a Polish economist, specializing in finance. He has served as Professor at Lazarski University's Faculty of

Aleksander Kowalski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1902-1940 (aged 38)
Occupations: ice hockey player
Biography: Aleksander Marek Kowalski was a Polish ice hockey defenceman who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1932 Winter Olympics.