Leszek Balcerowicz

The pioneer of Polish economic reform in 1989-1990 and Professor in Economics, Balcerowicz was born in 1947 in Lipno. Balcerowicz was Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister in 1989-1991 and 1997-2000. From 2001-2007 he was the Director of the National Bank of Poland. 

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