Barbara Piwnik

Barbara Piwnik
Minister of Justice
In office
19 October 2001 – 6 July 2002
Prime MinisterLeszek Miller
Preceded byStanisław Iwanicki
Succeeded byGrzegorz Kurczuk
Personal details
Born (1955-03-05) 5 March 1955 (age 69)
Kosowice, Poland
Political partyIndependent

Barbara Elżbieta Piwnik (born 5 March 1955)[1] is a Polish judge. She served as Minister of Justice of Poland from 2001 to 2002.

Career

A judge by profession,[2] on 19 October 2001, Piwnik was appointed Minister of Justice in the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Leszek Miller.[3] She was an independent member of the cabinet.[4] In July 2002, Prime Minister Miller requested her resignation.[why?][5]

Piwnik's term ended on 6 July 2002 and she was succeeded by Grzegorz Kurczuk as Minister of Justice.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Polish Ministries". Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  2. ^ Rohozińska, Joanna (21 February 2000). "News from Poland since 14 Febraruy [sic] 2000". Central Europe Review. 2 (7). Archived from the original on 11 April 2000. Retrieved 28 August 2013.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ David Holley; Ela Kasprzycka (20 October 2001). "Ex-Communist Sworn In as Polish Premier". Los Angeles Times. Warsaw. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Poland, Country Assessments" (PDF). Asylum Law. October 2001. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Poland: Resignations and reshuffles". EurActiv. 10 July 2002. Retrieved 28 August 2013.


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