Jan Krzysztof Bielecki

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Jan Krzysztof Bielecki
Jan Krzysztof Bielecki

In office
4 January 1991 – 6 December 1991
Preceded by Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Succeeded by Jan Olszewski

Born 3 May 1951
Gdańsk, Poland
Political party Platforma Obywatelska

Jan Krzysztof Bielecki (born May 3, 1951) is a Polish liberal politician. He served as Prime Minister of Poland for most of 1991. He is a member of Civic Platform.

Since 1980 Bielecki was an advisor to Solidarność on economic policy. In 1990 he joined the Liberal-Democratic Congress (Kongres Liberalno-Demokratyczny, KLD) which became part of the Freedom Union (Unia Wolności, UW) in 1994. In 2001 Bielecki joined the newly founded Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska, PO).

After being Prime Minister in 1991 he served as Minister for European Intergation in the cabinet of Hanna Suchocka from 1992 to 1993. From 1993 to 2003 Bielecki represented Poland at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Afterward he joined the Bank Pekao S.A. (Bank Polska Kasa Opieki Spółka Akcyjna, PEKAO).

Preceded by
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Prime Minister of Poland
1991
Succeeded by
Jan Olszewski