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Marzena Czarnecka | |
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Minister of Industry | |
Assumed office 13 December 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
Preceded by | Office established |
Personal details | |
Born | Zabrze, Poland | 17 November 1969
Alma mater | University of Economics in Katowice |
Marzena Czarnecka (born 17 November 1969) [1] is a Polish professor at the University of Economics in Katowice, where she heads the Department of Energy Transformation. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Czarnecka has served as a minister of industry since 13 December 2023 in the Third Cabinet of Donald Tusk. [1]
Czarnecka earned a magister degree from the faculty of law and administration at the University of Silesia in Katowice, and a doctorate from the University of Economics in Katowice. [6] [7]
Czarnecka was awarded her habilitation from the University of Economics in Katowice on 26 September 2019. [6] [3] Her thesis was titled Obowiązki informacyjne a zachowania konsumentów na rynku energii elektrycznej ('Informational duties and consumer behaviour on the electricity market'). [3] Her work won her a Wielki Orzeł ('Big eagle') award from the University of Warsaw's Centre for Antitrust and Regulatory Studies. [8]
In 1999, Czarnecka founded a law firm with Tomasz Ogłódek. [6] [7] From 2012 to 2017, she was the director of the legal department at Tauron Polska. [7] [9]
Since 2007, Czarnecka has served as a judge of the District Disciplinary Court at Katowice's District Chamber of Legal Advisors. [7] [10] In 2020, she was appointed a professor at the University of Economics in Katowice, where she heads the Department of Energy Transformation. [6] [7] [5]
On 8 December 2023, Civic Platform leader and former prime minister Donald Tusk announced that he intended to appoint Czarnecka as the head of a new Ministry of Industry, to be based in Katowice. [11] [12] [13] [14] She would be responsible for the creation of the ministry, which would focus on coal mining, before the commercial availability of nuclear power in Poland. [2] [15] [14]