Mateusz Morawiecki

Mateusz Morawiecki was an anti-communist opposition activist in Poland during his youth and enjoyed a successful career in business – with a long spell as managing director and chairman of Bank Zachodni WBK – before entering politics. He served variously as Minister of Development and Finance and Deputy Prime Minister in the administrations of Beata Szydło, before becoming Prime Minister of Poland in 2017 – a role which he held until 2023. A Member of Parliament since 2019, he is currently the Vice President of the Law and Justice party and the Chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party. A former lecturer at the Wrocław University of Economics, he focuses on social and economic cohesion, economic development and adapting economic, financial and security policies to contemporary geopolitical challenges.

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