Piotr Łukasiewicz (sociologist)

Piotr Michał Łukasiewicz (born 1 September 1954 in Warsaw) is a Polish sociologist and politician who was head of the Ministry of Culture and Art.

Biography

A graduate of the University of Warsaw, he obtained a doctoral degree with a specialization in the sociology of everyday life.[1] In 1978–1994 he was a member of the editorial board of the independent political quarterly Krytyka.

Until 1992, he worked at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.[2] Later, for two years he was the undersecretary of state in the Ministry of Culture and Art. From July 1992 to February 1993, he was a minister in the government of Hanna Suchocka as the head of the Ministry of Culture and Art.[3]

From 1994 to 2008, he worked in the advertising agency McCann-Erickson (including as a strategic director).[4] Then he became an employee of Millward Brown SMG/KRC, taking the position of director.[5]

In 2011, President Bronisław Komorowski awarded him the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.[6][7] In 2016, he was awarded the Cross of Freedom and Solidarity by President Andrzej Duda.[8]

References

1. "dr Piotr Łukasiewicz". Information Processing Centre database (in Polish). Retrieved 2012-07-22.
2. "Nowy deputy managing director w McCannie". mediamarketingpolska.pl. 24 September 2001. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
3. "Etyka w reklamie". uw.edu.pl. Archived from the original on 2009-08-21. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
4. "Piotr Łukasiewicz odszedł z McCann Erickson". mediafm.net. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
5. "Obsidian pozycjonuje się jako doradca marketingowy". mediamarketingpolska.pl. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
6. M.P. z 2011 r. Nr 78, poz. 780 – pkt 23.
7. "Ordery dla przedstawicieli rządów okresu transformacji". prezydent.pl. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
8. M.P. z 2016 r. poz. 331