Zyta Gilowska

Zyta Gilowska
Minister of Finance
In office
10 September 2007  16 November 2007
Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński
Preceded by Jarosław Kaczyński (Acting)
Succeeded by Jan Vincent-Rostowski
In office
22 September 2006  16 November 2007
Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński
Preceded by Stanisław Kluza
Succeeded by Jarosław Kaczyński (Acting)
In office
7 January 2006  24 June 2006
Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz
Preceded by Teresa Lubińska
Succeeded by Paweł Wojciechowski
Deputy Prime Minister
In office
10 September 2007  16 November 2007
Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński
Preceded by Przemysław Gosiewski
Succeeded by Przemysław Gosiewski
In office
22 September 2006  16 November 2007
Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński
Preceded by Roman Giertych
Succeeded by Przemysław Gosiewski
In office
7 January 2006  24 June 2006
Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz
Preceded by Ludwik Dorn
Succeeded by Roman Giertych
Personal details
Born 7 July 1949
Nowe Miasto Lubawskie
Nationality Polish
Political party Freedom Union
Civic Platform
Alma mater Warsaw University
Maria Curie-Sklodowska University

Zyta Gilowska [ˈzɨta gʲiˈlɔfska] (born 7 July 1949) is a Polish economist, academic and politician.

Early life and education

Gilowska was born in Nowe Miasto Lubawskie on 7 July 1949.[1] She graduated with a degree in economics from Warsaw University.[2] She also holds a PhD in economics from Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin in 1981.[2]

Career

Gilowska started his career as a research assistant at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University and worked there from 1972 to 1985.[2] She became associate professor in 1995 and served at the same university until 1999.[2] In 2001, she became full professor at the Catholic University of Lublin.[2] She was a member of the liberal party, Freedom Union (Unia Wolności) from 1994 to 1996.[2] She is the former vice chairman of the Civic Platform (Polish: Platforma Obywatelska) party; however, she left the party on 21 May 2005[2] in protest over accusations by party colleagues of wrongdoing. A former deputy to Sejm (the lower chamber of the Polish Parliament) from 2001 to 2005,

From 7 January until 23 June 2006 she was deputy prime minister and finance minister in the Law and Justice government under Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz.[1] In fact, she was dismissed due to allegations about her communist-era collaboration.[3][4] Pawel Wojciechowski replaced her as finance minister.[3]

From 22 September 2006 to 16 November 2007 she again served as deputy prime minister and finance minister.[5] In October 2006, Gilowska was made the head of the Poland's financial supervisory authority and the European Investment Bank governor of Poland.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Marek Jan Chodakiewicz, (25 September 2006). "Zyta or "Beata": The Convoluted Case of Poland's Deputy Prime Minister". World Politics Review. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "Zyta Gilowska, new Governor for Poland". European Investment Bank. 11 October 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Polish minister fired in spy row". BBC. 23 June 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  4. Judy Dempsey (10 June 2006). "Polish President to Appoint His Twin as Prime Minister". The New York Times (Berlin). Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  5. "Poland Ministries". Rulers. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
Preceded by
Stanisław Kluza
Minister of Finance
2006–2007
Succeeded by
Jacek Rostowski