Marek Belka

Quick Facts

Full Name	Marek Belka
Occupation	Economist
Date Of Birth	Jan 9, 1952(1952-01-09)
Age	72
Birthplace	Łódź
Country	Poland
Birth City	Łódź Voivodeship
Horoscope	Capricorn

Marek Belka Biography

Marek Belka is one of the most popular and richest Economist who was born on January 9, 1952 in Łódź, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland. Marek Marian Belka, Polish pronunciation: [‘marek’belka] (listen ) was born 9 January 1952. He is an economist and politician from Poland. Former Director of IMF’s European Department, and former Head of Narodowy Bank Polski (National Bank of Poland). Since July 2019, he has been a Member of European Parliament (MEP).

Belka was a consultant to the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Poland (from 1990 to 1996). In 1997, he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. From 2001 to 2002, he also served as economic consultant to the President of Poland. From 1997 to 2001, he was also the adviser to the three previous Prime Ministers of Albania, Fatos Nano Pandeli Majko, and Ilir Meta.

Later, Belka worked as an advisor to JP Morgan for Central and Eastern Europe from 2002 to 2003. In 2003 he was responsible for economic policy in the interim Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq.

Belka was designated Prime Minister of Poland by President Aleksander Kwaśniewski on 29 March 2004 and sworn into office the next 2 May. He failed to receive the required parliamentary support on 14 May, but on 11 June he was designated again. On 24 June he finally managed to receive enough support in the Sejm – the Lower House of Polish Parliament – winning a vote of confidence by a majority of 235 votes to 215.

He did scientific internships at Columbia University, University of Chicago and London School of Economics in 1978-1979, 1985-1986 and 1990-1986. He was affiliated with the Institute of Economics of The Polish Academy of Sciences since 1986. Over 100 papers were published on topics related to money theory and inflation policy in developing countries. He is a specialist in contemporary economic thought and applied economics. He is also a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences’ Committee of Economic Sciences.

Marek Belka Net Worth

Marek Belka is one of the richest Economist from Poland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marek Belka 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Belka graduated in 1972 from the Socio-Economic Department of University of Lodz. He later studied on scholarships at Columbia University and University of Chicago. He is a graduate of the University of Lodz with a Master’s degree in economics. He holds a Master’s degree in economics of international trade and a PhD from the University of Lodz in economics. His thesis was about US anti-inflationary policies. In 1994, he was made a professor.

He was active in both the Polish Student’s Association and the Polish Socialist Youth Union. He was a member the Polish United Workers Party from 1973 to 1990. He was the University of Lodz’s first secretary of the Polish Un Workers Party in the 1980s.

He held a number of important public functions in the country and abroad. In 1990 he became an advisor and consultant at Ministry of Finance, followed by the Ministry of Ownership Transformations and the Central Planning Office. In the years 1994–1996 he was the vice-chairman of the Council of Socio-Economic Strategy at the Council of Ministers, and then economic advisor to the President of the Republic of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski. In 1996 he became a consultant World Bank. He was twice Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland and Minister of Finance: in 1997 in Cabinet of Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz and in 2001–2002 in Cabinet of Leszek Miller. In 2004–2005 Prime Minister and chairman Committee for European Integration, and in 2005 Minister of Sport in own government .

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In 2007, Belka was proposed by Poland as managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), but the European Union (EU) finally decided to advance former French minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s candidacy.

Facts & Trivia

Marek Ranked on the list of most popular Economist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Poland. Marek Belka celebrates birthday on January 9 of every year.

On 27 May 2010 Belka was nominated as the next President of the National Bank of Poland by Acting President Bronisław Komorowski. On 10 June 2010, he was approved by the Parliament (253 votes in favor; 184 against) as Head of National Bank of Poland.