Mateusz Szczurek

Mateusz Szczurek
Minister of Finance
In office 27 November 2013 – 16 November 2015
Prime Minister	Donald Tusk Ewa Kopacz
Preceded by	Jacek Rostowski
Succeeded by	Paweł Szałamacha
Personal details
Born	11 August 1975 Warsaw, Poland
Political party	Civic Platform
Alma mater	University of Warsaw Columbia University University of Sussex

Mateusz Szczurek (born August 11, 1975, Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish economist and politician. He was the Polish Minister of Finance from 2013 to 2015.^[1][2]

Biography

Szczurek studied at the University of Warsaw and University of Sussex where in 1998 he obtained a master's degree, and in 2005 a PhD.

In 1997 he was economist in ING Bank. In 2011 he became the Chief Economist of ING Group for Central Europe and Eastern Europe. He was chief (2003-2005) and co-founder Towarzystwo Absolwentów Uniwersytetów Brytyjskich (Alumni Association of British Universities). He is a member of Association of Polish Economists. On November 27, 2013 the President of Poland appointed him as Minister of Finance. He was named European Finance Minister of the Year in January 2015 by The Banker magazine.,^[3] and Finance Minister of the Year Central & Eastern Europe 2014 by Emerging Markets magazine.^[4]

References

1. "Mateusz Szczurek na ministra finansów. Zastąpi Jana Vincenta Rostowskiego [ZMIANY W RZĄDZIE]" (in Polish). Wyborcza.biz. 2013-11-20. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
2. "Mateusz Szczurek nowym szefem resortu finansów". Forbes.pl. 2013-11-20. Retrieved 2014-07-18.
3. "Finance Minister of the Year 2015". The Banker. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
4. "Finance Minister of the Year Central & Eastern Europe 2014". 11 October 2014.