Belka, Marek

He was educated at the University of Lodz ^[1] , which he graduated in 1972, and later continued his studies at Columbia University , the University of Chicago and the London School of Economics . During the time of the People’s Republic of Poland, he was a leader of the Association of Polish Students , the Union of Socialist Polish Youth and the Secretary of the Higher Education and Research Committee of the PUWP at the University of Lodz. Professor.

Advisor to the Ministry of Finance of Poland in 1990 - 1996 . The Minister of Finance of Poland in 1997 in the government of Wlodzimierz Zimosevic . Assistant to the Prime Minister of Albania in 1997 - 2001 ^{[1] [2]} . The Minister of Finance of Poland again in 2001-2002 in the government of Leszek Miller. Advisory Advisor to the JP Morgan East European Office, 2002-2003. Responsible employee of the interim administration of Iraq in 2003-2004.

Prime Minister of Poland in 2004-2005. Marek Belki’s candidacy met with fierce resistance in the Sejm because of the pro-European position of the politician, and when President Alexander Kwasniewski for the first time entrusted him with the formation of the government, the parliament approved him only in the third attempt. In 2005, he joined the liberal Democratic Party - demokraci.pl, but was not elected to parliament.

Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe in 2006-2008. In 2007, Marek Belki's candidacy was proposed by the Polish government for the position of IMF Executive Secretary, but did not meet with the necessary support. Director of the IMF's European Department since 2008.

In 2010-2016, President of the National Bank of Poland.

In 2019, he was elected to the European Parliament ^[3] .