Jan Krzysztof Bielecki | |
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![]() Jan Krzysztof Bielecki in 1991, during his term as Prime Minister of Poland | |
Prime Minister of Poland | |
In office 4 January 1991 – 5 December 1991 | |
President | Lech Wałęsa |
Deputy | Leszek Balcerowicz |
Preceded by | Tadeusz Mazowiecki |
Succeeded by | Jan Olszewski |
Personal details | |
Born | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3 May 1951
Political party | Solidarity Citizens' Committee (1988–1991) Liberal Democratic Congress (1991–1994) Freedom Union (1994–2001) Civic Platform (2001–present) |
Alma mater | University of Gdańsk |
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Jan Krzysztof Bielecki ['jan ˈkʂɨʂtɔf bʲɛˈlɛt͡skʲi] (born 3 May 1951) is a Polish liberal politician and economist. A leading figure of the Gdańsk-based Liberal Democratic Congress in the early 1990s, Bielecki served as Prime Minister of Poland for most of 1991.[1] In his post-political career, Bielecki served as president of Bank Pekao between 2003 and 2010, and served as the president of the Polish Institute of International Affairs between 2009 and 2015.[2] Since the early 2000s, Bielecki has been a member of the Civic Platform party.[3] In 2010, the Warsaw Business Journal described Bielecki as one of the most respected economists in Poland.[4]