Piotr Michał Łukasiewicz (born 1 September 1954 in Warsaw) is a Polish sociologist and politician who was head of the Ministry of Culture and Art.

Biography

A graduate of the

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, he obtained a doctoral degree with a specialization in the sociology of everyday life. In 1978–1994 he was a member of the editorial board of the independent political quarterly ''Krytyka''. Until 1992, he worked at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Later, for two years he was the undersecretary of state in the Ministry of Culture and Art. From July 1992 to February 1993, he was a minister in the government of

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as the head of the Ministry of Culture and Art. From 1994 to 2008, he worked in the advertising agency

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(including as a strategic director). Then he became an employee of Millward Brown SMG/KRC, taking the position of director. In 2011, President

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awarded him the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. In 2016, he was awarded the Cross of Freedom and Solidarity by President

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lukasiewicz, Piotr 1954 births Living people Polish sociologists University of Warsaw alumni Recipients of Cross of Freedom and Solidarity