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Józef Pińkowski (; 17 April 1929 – 8 November 2000) was a
Knight's Cross of
Polish
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Communist
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politician and economist who served as 35th Prime Minister of Poland
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from 1980 to 1981.
Career
By profession, Pińkowski was aneconomist
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. In 1971 he became a member of the central committee of the PZPR. Between 1971 and 1974 he was First Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of the Ministerial Council. Between August 1980 and February 1981, during the early years of the Solidarity movement
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, he served with some success as Prime Minister of Poland
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under the party leadership of Stanisław Kania.
Awards and decorations
*Order of the Builders of People's Poland
Order of the Builders of People's Poland () was the highestORDER BUDOWNICZYCH POLSKI LUDOWEJ ...
(1970) „Dziennik Polski”, r. XXXV, nr 163 (10 927), p. 3
* Order of the Banner of Labour
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The order was established by the Sejm (a chamber of the Polish parliament) on 2 ...
, 1st Class
* Order of the Banner of Labour
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The order was established by the Sejm (a chamber of the Polish parliament) on 2 ...
, 2nd Class
* Knight's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta
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References
1929 births 2000 deaths People from Siedlce People from Lublin Voivodeship (1919–1939) Members of the Politburo of the Polish United Workers' Party Prime ministers of the Polish People's Republic Members of the Polish Sejm 1969–1972 Members of the Polish Sejm 1972–1976 Members of the Polish Sejm 1976–1980 Members of the Polish Sejm 1980–1985 Recipients of the Order of the Banner of Work {{Poland-Sejm-politician-stub