Mirosław Handke (19 March 1946 – 22 April 2021) was a Polish chemist and politician, who served as
Minister of Education from 1997 to 2000.
Early life
Mirosław Handke was born on 19 March 1946 in
Leszno
Leszno (german: Lissa, 1800–1918 ''Lissa in Posen'') is a historic city in western Poland, within the Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is the seventh-largest city in the province with an estimated population of 62,200, as of 2021. Previously, it ...
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Handke attended
Jagiellonian University
The Jagiellonian University (Polish: ''Uniwersytet Jagielloński'', UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and the 13th oldest university in ...
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Career
Handke was the Minister of National Education from 1997 to 2000.
Handke was the architect of the 1999 education reform.
References
1946 births
2021 deaths
People from Leszno
20th-century Polish politicians
Solidarity Electoral Action politicians
Education ministers of Poland
Polish chemists
Jagiellonian University alumni
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