Marzena Czarnecka

Marzena Czarnecka
Czarnecka in 2023
Minister of Industry
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 December 2023
Prime Minister	Donald Tusk
Preceded by	Office established
Personal details
Born	(1969-11-17) 17 November 1969 (age 55) Zabrze, Poland
Alma mater	University of Economics in Katowice

Marzena Czarnecka (born 17 November 1969)[1] is a Polish professor at the University of Economics in Katowice, where she heads the Department of Energy Transformation.[2][3][4][5]

Czarnecka has served as a minister of industry since 13 December 2023 in the Third Cabinet of Donald Tusk.[1]

Education

Czarnecka earned a magister degree from the faculty of law and administration at the University of Silesia in Katowice, and a doctorate from the University of Economics in Katowice.[6][7]

Czarnecka was awarded her habilitation from the University of Economics in Katowice on 26 September 2019.[6][3] Her thesis was titled Obowiązki informacyjne a zachowania konsumentów na rynku energii elektrycznej ('Informational duties and consumer behaviour on the electricity market').[3] Her work won her a Wielki Orzeł ('Big eagle') award from the University of Warsaw's Centre for Antitrust and Regulatory Studies.[8]

Career

In 1999, Czarnecka founded a law firm with Tomasz Ogłódek.[6][7] From 2012 to 2017, she was the director of the legal department at Tauron Polska.[7][9]

Since 2007, Czarnecka has served as a judge of the District Disciplinary Court at Katowice's District Chamber of Legal Advisors.[7][10] In 2020, she was appointed a professor at the University of Economics in Katowice, where she heads the Department of Energy Transformation.[6][7][5]

On 8 December 2023, Civic Platform leader and former prime minister Donald Tusk announced that he intended to appoint Czarnecka as the head of a new Ministry of Industry, to be based in Katowice.[11][12][13][14] She would be responsible for the creation of the ministry, which would focus on coal mining, before the commercial availability of nuclear power in Poland.[2][15][14]

References

1. "Marzena Czarnecka - Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów - Portal Gov.pl". gov.pl. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
2. Kijek, Łukasz (December 8, 2023). "Ujawniamy nazwisko nowej minister. Tusk zaskoczył wszystkich". www.money.pl.
3. "Nowa Nauka Polska". nauka-polska.pl.
4. "Polskie Radio Katowice Wiadomości | Marzena Czarnecka pokieruje ministerstwem przemysłu z siedzibą w Katowicach". www.radio.katowice.pl.
5. Katowicach, Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w. "Marzena Czarnecka". Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach.
6. "r. pr. dr hab. Marzena Czarnecka". czarneckalegal.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2023-12-10.
7. S.A, Telewizja Polska. "Budka: Prof. Czarnecka twardo stąpa po ziemi - jest pewna siebie, ale otwarta na dyskusję". www.tvpparlament.pl.
8. "CARS Scientific Award 2019 – the Big Eagl – for Prof. Marzena Czarnecka". cars.wz.uw.edu.pl. 2019-06-24.
9. "Prof. Czarnecka twardo stąpa po ziemi - jest pewna siebie, ale otwarta na dyskusję". wnp.pl.
10. Katowice, OIRP. "OIRP Katowice". OIRP Katowice.
11. "Kim jest Marzena Czarnecka? Minister przemysłu [BIOGRAM]". forsal.pl. December 8, 2023.
12. Tilles, Daniel (December 8, 2023). "Tusk names members of new Polish government likely to take office next week".
13. "UPDATE: Poland's Tusk ready to take over as PM, unveils Cabinet ministers - English Section - polskieradio.pl". polskieradio.pl.
14. "To ona kieruje nowym ministerstwem. Siedziba resortu poza Warszawą". TVN24 Biznes. December 8, 2023.
15. "Wiemy, kto będzie odpowiedzialny za górnictwo w rządzie Tuska - netTG.pl – Gospodarka - Ludzie". nettg.pl.