Józef Pińkowski
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Józef Pińkowski | |
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6th Prime Minister of Polish People's Republic | |
In office 24 August 1980 – 11 February 1981 | |
Preceded by | Edward Babiuch |
Succeeded by | Wojciech Jaruzelski |
Personal details | |
Born | Siedlce, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland | 17 April 1929
Died | 8 November 2000 Warsaw, Poland | (aged 71)
Political party | Polish United Workers' Party |
Józef Pińkowski (pronounced [ˈjuzɛf piɲˈkɔfskʲi] (listen); 17 April 1929 – 8 November 2000) was a Polish Communist politician who served as 51st Prime Minister of Poland from 1980 to 1981.
By profession Pińkowski was an economist. In 1971 he became a member of the central committee of the PZPR. Between 1971 and 1974 he was First Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of the Ministerial Council. Between September 1980 and February 1981, during the early years of the Solidarity movement, he served with some success as Prime Minister of Poland under the party leadership of Stanisław Kania.
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- 1929 births
- 2000 deaths
- People from Siedlce
- People from Lublin Voivodeship (1919–1939)
- Members of the Politburo of the Polish United Workers' Party
- Prime Ministers of the Polish People's Republic
- Members of the Polish Sejm 1969–1972
- Members of the Polish Sejm 1972–1976
- Members of the Polish Sejm 1976–1980
- Members of the Polish Sejm 1980–1985
- Recipients of the Order of the Banner of Work
- Polish politician stubs