Mateusz Morawiecki

Mateusz Jakub Morawiecki is the 17th and current Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland. He is also a historian and economist. He previously served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Beata Szydło as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Development, and Minister of Finance. In 2007–15 Morawiecki was chairman of Bank Zachodni WBK. In 1991 Morawiecki began work at Cogito Company and co-created two publishing firms, Reverentia and Enter Marketing-Publishing. That same year he co-founded the magazine Dwa Dni (Two Days), later becoming editor-in-chief. In 1995 he completed an internship at Deutsche Bundesbank in credit analysis, financial restructuring, banking supervision, and financial market supervision. In 1996–97 he conducted banking and macroeconomic research at the University of Frankfurt. In 1998, as deputy director of the Accession Negotiations Department in the Committee for European Integration, he oversaw and participated in numerous areas, including finance, of the negotiations for Polish accession to the European Union.With Frank Emmert, he co-authored the first textbook on The Law of the European Union published in Poland.