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Jacek Piechota

Polish politician

Jacek Piechota


Sejm Member from 41st District (Szczecin)
In office 6 November 1985 – 4 November 2007
Ministers of Economy
In office 19 October 2001 – 7 January 2003
President	Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Prime Minister	Leszek Miller
Preceded by	Janusz Steinhoff
Succeeded by	Jerzy Hausner
Ministers of Work and Economy
In office 31 March 2005 – 31 October 2005
President	Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Prime Minister	Marek Belka
Preceded by	Jerzy Hausner
Succeeded by	Piotr Woźniak

Personal details
Born	(1959-04-28) 28 April 1959 (age 64) Szczecin, People's Republic of Poland
Political party	Democratic Left Alliance
Spouse	Ewa Piechota
Profession	Chemist

Jacek Jan Piechota (pronounced [ˈjat͡sɛk pjɛˈxɔta]; born 28 April 1959 in Szczecin) is a Polish left-wing politician. He was the Minister of Economy from 2001 to 2003, under Prime Minister Leszek Miller, and again in 2005 under Prime Minister Marek Belka. Piechota was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, receiving 17257 votes in 41 Szczecin district as a candidate on the Democratic Left Alliance list. He was also a member of the Polish United Workers' Party from 1978 to 1990.

He was also a member of PRL Sejm 1985-1989, PRL Sejm 1989-1991, Sejm 1991-1993, Sejm 1993-1997, Sejm 1997-2001, and Sejm 2001-2005.

Biography

In 1983, Jacek Jan Piechota graduated from a magistracy at the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering of Szczecin Polytechnic University, having received a degree in chemical engineer.

In 1984-1985 he worked as a chemistry teacher in the VI secondary lyceum in Szczecin.^[1]

In 1978, he joined the Polish Joint Work Party. After its dissolution, by 1999 he belonged to the Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland.

From 19 November 2001 to 7 January 2003 he served as the Minister of Economy in the Government of Miller Leszek.

Jacek Jan Piechota was a member of the election committee of Vlodzimezh Tsimoshevych in the 2005 presidential election. In 2006, with the support of the election committee of the Left and Democrats, balloted to the post of the President of Szczecin.^[2]

Honors

Bronze Merit Cross (1988)
Medal of National Education Commission (1989)
Order of the White Star I class (Estonia, 2002)
Order "for the benefit of the republic"
Order "For Merits" of the III degree (Ukraine, August 24, 2013)^[3]

External links

Jacek Piechota - official page
Jacek Piechota - parliamentary page - includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches.

References

^ Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. II kadencja. Przewodnik, Wydawnictwo Sejmowe, Warszawa 1994, s. 134.
^ "Geografia wyborcza - Wybory samorządowe - Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza". wybory2006.pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №452/2013". Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-03-29.