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Marek Belka

Polish economist and politician

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Born: 1952-01-09
Works: 11

Top works

How Poland's EU membership helped transform its economy
Selfie
Boosting European Competitiveness
The Polish transformation from the perspective of European integration
Ekonomiczne strategie krajów wysoko rozwiniętych

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Key facts

President: Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Deputy: Jerzy Hausner , Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka
Preceded by: Leszek Miller
Succeeded by: Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz
Appointed by: Bronisław Komorowski
Constituency: Łódź
Prime minister: Leszek Miller
Born: Marek Marian Belka , ( 1952-01-09 ) 9 January 1952 (age 74) , Łódź , Poland
Party: Polish United Workers' Party (1973–1990), Democratic Left Alliance (1999–2005), Independent (1990–1999, 2005–present)
Other political affiliations: Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (Since 2019), The Left (Since 2019)
Spouse: Krystyna Belka
Education: University of Łódź

Key dates

Born: 9 January 1952

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Marek
Gender: male
Citizenship: Poland
Place of birth: Łódź
Occupation: finance minister
Employer: University of Łódź
Political party: Polish United Workers' Party
Languages spoken: Polish
Award: Bene Merito

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Marek Marian Belka (born 9 January 1952) is a Polish professor of economics and politician who has served as Prime Minister of Poland and Finance Minister of Poland in two governments. He is a former director of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) European Department and former Head of Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland). He has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2019 to 2024.

In 1978–1979 and 1985–1986 he did scientific internships at Columbia University and the University of Chicago, and in 1990 - London School of Economics. From 1986, he was associated with the Institute of Economics of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He published over 100 scientific papers devoted mainly to money theory and anti-inflation policy in developing countries. He specializes in applied economics and contemporary economic thought. He is also a member of the Committee of Economic Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences.