Anna Moskwa

Anna Moskwa
Minister of Climate and Environment
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 October 2021
PresidentAndrzej Duda
Prime MinisterMateusz Morawiecki
Preceded byMichał Kurtyka
Personal details
Born (1979-05-27) 27 May 1979 (age 45)[1]
Zamość, Poland[1]
Alma mater

Anna Moskwa (born 27 May 1979 in Zamość, Poland[1]) is a Polish politician who has been serving as Minister of Climate and Environment under Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in his second cabinet since 26 October 2021.[2][1][3] She is the second minister to hold the position, after inaugural minister Michał Kurtyka.[4][5] Moskwa has also previously served as Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Marine Economy and Inland Navigation.[6]

Early life and education

Anna Moskwa was born on 27 May 1979 in Zamość, Poland.[1] She graduated from Jan Zamoyski High School [pl] in the city and was a 1996 laureate of the Religious Knowledge Olympiad [pl], one of the national School Olympiads [pl], during her time there.[7][6]

Moskwa later graduated from Catholic University of Lublin, where she studied sociology, and from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, where she studied international relations.[8][2] She attended the University of Warsaw for postgraduate studies in enterprise management.[2] She has also earned an MBA from Lazarski University.[2]

Career

At the time she was chosen to be Minister of Climate and Environment, Moskwa had been serving as an executive at PKN Orlen, a Polish oil refiner, leading the company's offshore wind farm projects.[9]

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Moskwa called for immediate sanctions on Russian oil and gas, and stated that Poland wished to set a clear deadline for the end of European Union imports of Russian oil.[10][11] She also stated that the union should penalize parties paying for Russian gas in rubles, and that Poland was ready to help Germany in halting its use of Russian oil.[11]

Also under Moskwa’s leadership, Poland filed a complaint in 2023 to the European Commission against Germany for allegedly failing to remove waste illegally transported from Germany to Poland and stored there.[12]

Personal life

Moskwa is fluent in English, French, and Spanish.[2]

References

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  4. ^ "H.E. Michał Kurtyka - Atlantic Council". Archived from the original on 8 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Michał Kurtyka pożegnał się z Ministerstwem Środowiska i Klimatu. Nie…". Archived from the original on 8 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b "PANI WICEMINISTER- Tygodnik Zamojski, Zamość, Biłgoraj, Tomaszów". Archived from the original on 8 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Laureaci - I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Jana Zamoyskiego w Zamościu". Archived from the original on 8 May 2022.
  8. ^ "KUL - Wydział Nauk Społecznych - Anna Moskwa - absolwentka socjologii…". Archived from the original on 8 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Poland Picks Wind-Farm Executive as Climate Minister in Revamp - Bloo…". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Poland urges EU to slap sanctions on Russian oil and gas | AP News". Associated Press News. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Poland ready to help Germany stop using Russian oil, says minister | …". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022.
  12. ^ Marek Strzelecki and Pawel Florkiewicz (27 July 2023), Poland files EU complaint over illegal waste imports from Germany Reuters.