Krzysztof Żuk (born 21 June 1957 in

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) is a Polish economist, and since 2010, the mayor of the city of

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. He previously served as deputy mayor of Lublin from 2006 to 2007, was the chairperson of

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City Council from 1990 to 1996, and the

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of State at the Polish Ministry of State Treasury from 2007 to 2009.

Life and career

He was born in 1957 in

and graduated from High School No. 1 in

. He then graduated in economics from the

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(UMCS) in

. Between 1990 and 1996, he served as Chairperson of the City Council of Świdnik. In 2005, he was appointed a member of the Economics and Management Commission of the

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(PAN) in Lublin. Between 2007 and 2009, he served as Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of State Treasury. Since 2010, he has served as the Mayor of Lublin. On 16 March 2010, he became a member of the

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political party. In 2015, he was one of the founding members of the committee supporting

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in the

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. In 2022, he became a recipient of the Ukrainian Medal for Supporting the Armed Forces as a recognition of his efforts in providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine amid the ongoing

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. The ceremony took place in the Lublin Town Hall on 27 December. Apart from the medal, he received the Ukrainian national flag signed by the Commander-in-Chief of the

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Awards

* Medal for Supporting the Armed Forces, Ukraine (2022) * Order of Merit of Ukraine, Third Class (2020) *Honorary Badge for Contributions to the Municipal Government (2015) * Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2014) *

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, 2010

References

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