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Józef Czyrek (20 July 1928 – 3 June 2013) was a Polish politician who served as the minister of foreign affairs of the
People's Republic of Poland The Polish People's Republic (1952–1989), formerly the Republic of Poland (1947–1952), and also often simply known as Poland, was a country in Central Europe that existed as the predecessor of the modern-day democratic Republic of Poland. ...
from 1980 to 1982.


Early life and education

Czyrek was born in
Białobrzegi Białobrzegi is a town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, about south of Warsaw. It is the capital of the Białobrzegi County and Gmina Białobrzegi (commune). The town is located on the border of the ''Białobrzegi Valley'' and ''Radom Plain'' ...
, in the
Lwów Voivodeship Lwów Voivodeship () was an administrative unit of interwar Poland (1918–1939). Because of the Nazi invasion of Poland in accordance with the secret Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, it became occupied by both the Wehrmacht and the Red Army in Septem ...
of
Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
, in 1928. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from
Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University (, UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by Casimir III the Great, King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and one of the List of oldest universities in con ...
in 1950.


Career

Czyrek began his career as a researcher at Jagiellonian University and Cracow University of Economics. In 1952 he joined the ministry of foreign affairs. He was a member of the Politburo of the
Polish United Workers' party The Polish United Workers' Party (, ), commonly abbreviated to PZPR, was the communist party which ruled the Polish People's Republic as a one-party state from 1948 to 1989. The PZPR had led two other legally permitted subordinate minor parti ...
to which he joined in 1955. He served as the
counsel A counsel or a counsellor at law is a person who gives advice and deals with various issues, particularly in legal matters. It is a title often used interchangeably with the title of ''lawyer''. The word ''counsel'' can also mean advice given ...
in
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(1962–1968) and deputy director as well as director of studies and programming department at the ministry of foreign affairs (1969–1971). He was the deputy minister of foreign affairs until August 1980. He was appointed minister of foreign affairs in August 1980, replacing Emil Wojtaszek in the post. In 1981 he was named as the member of the party's secretariat. Czyrek's tenure as minister of foreign affairs ended in 1982. In December 1982, he was appointed vice-president of the
Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth Patriotyczny Ruch Odrodzenia Narodowego (PRON, ) was a Polish popular front that ruled the Polish People's Republic. It was created in the aftermath of the martial law in Poland (1982). Gathering various pro-communist and pro-government organizati ...
(PRON). Czyrek also acted as top aide to the Polish president and general secretary of the communist party
Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski ( ; ; 6 July 1923 – 25 May 2014) was a Polish military general, politician and ''de facto'' leader of the Polish People's Republic from 1981 until 1989. He was the First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party ...
. Czyrek participated in round table talks between the ruling party and opposition figures that lasted from 6 February to 4 April 1989. His term as top aide ended on 30 July 1989 when Jaruzelski resigned from the leadership of the communist party. Czyrek also resigned from the communist party's central committee on that date.


Death

Czyrek died on 3 June 2013.


Awards and decorations

*
Order of the Banner of Labour The Order of the Banner of Labour () was a governmental award in Poland during the 20th-century era of the Polish People's Republic, a former Marxist-Leninist state. The order was established by the Sejm (a chamber of the Polish parliament) on 2 ...
, 1st Class * Order of the Banner of Labour, 2nd Class * Commander's Cross with Star of the
Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in ...
* Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta * Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta * Gold Cross of Merit * Silver Cross of Merit (1955) * Medal of the 30th Anniversary of People's Poland *
Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland The Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland ( Polish: ''Medal 40-lecia Polski Ludowej'') is a former civil decoration of Poland established by the Sejm on 26 April 1984 to recognize the contribution of working people in the development of ...
* Medal od Ludwik Waryński (1988) * Commander of the
Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...
* Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star of the
Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria The Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria () is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria. It is divided into 15 classes and is the highest award in the Austrian national honours system. History The Decoration of Hono ...
(Austria, 1974) * Grand Officer of the
Order of Prince Henry The Order of Prince Henry () is a Portuguese order of knighthood created on 2 June 1960, to commemorate the quincentenary of the death of the Portuguese ''infante'' Prince Henry the Navigator, one of the main initiators of the Age of Discovery. M ...
(Portugal, 1976) *
Order of the October Revolution The Order of the October Revolution (, ''Orden Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii'') was instituted on 31 October 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was conferred upon individuals or groups for services furthering communis ...
(USSR, 1988) *
Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" The Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" () was a state commemorative medal of the Soviet Union established on April 12, 1985, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to denote th ...
(USSR, 1985) * 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Georgi Dimitrov Medal (Bulgaria, 1983)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Czyrek, Jozef 1928 births 2013 deaths Burials at Powązki Military Cemetery People from Łańcut County People from Lwów Voivodeship Polish People's Party (1945–1949) politicians United People's Party (Poland) politicians Members of the Politburo of the Polish United Workers' Party Ministers of foreign affairs of Poland Members of the Polish Sejm 1985–1989 Polish Round Table Talks participants 20th-century Polish economists Jagiellonian University alumni Academic staff of Jagiellonian University Commanders with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta Commanders of the Order of Polonia Restituta Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Order of the Banner of Work Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Recipients of the Medal of the 40th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland