Józef Pińkowski

Józef Pińkowski (pronounced [ˈjuzɛf pʲiɲˈkɔfskʲi] ^ⓘ; 17 April 1929^[1] – 8 November 2000) was a Polish Communist politician and economist who served as 35th Prime Minister of Poland from 1980 to 1981.

Józef Pińkowski
Prime Minister of Poland
In office 24 August 1980 – 11 February 1981
Preceded by	Edward Babiuch
Succeeded by	Wojciech Jaruzelski
Personal details
Born	(1929-04-17)17 April 1929 Siedlce, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
Died	8 November 2000(2000-11-08) (aged 71) Warsaw, Poland
Political party	Polish United Workers' Party

Career

By profession, Pińkowski was an economist.^[2] In 1971 he became a member of the central committee of the PZPR. Between 1971 and 1974 he was First Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of the Ministerial Council.^[3] Between August 1980 and February 1981, during the early years of the Solidarity movement, he served with some success as Prime Minister of Poland under the party leadership of Stanisław Kania.

Awards and decorations

• Order of the Builders of People's Poland (1970)^[4]
• Order of the Banner of Labour, 1st Class
• Order of the Banner of Labour, 2nd Class
• Knight's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta