Stanisław Ciosek

Stanisław Józef Ciosek (2 May 1939 – 19 October 2022) was a Polish diplomat and politician.

Stanisław Ciosek
Ciosek in 2019
Poland Ambassador to Russia
In office 1989–1996
Preceded by	Włodzimierz Natorf [pl]
Succeeded by	Andrzej Załucki
Minister for Cooperation with Trade Unions [pl]
In office 21 November 1980 – 12 November 1985
Minister of Labor and Social Policy
In office 23 March 1983 – 30 May 1984
Preceded by	Antoni Rajkiewicz
Succeeded by	Stanisław Gębala [pl]
Member of the Sejm
In office 28 March 1972 – 3 December 1984
Personal details
Born	Stanisław Józef Ciosek (1939-05-02)2 May 1939 Pawłowice, Poland
Died	19 October 2022(2022-10-19) (aged 83)
Political party	PZPR
Education	University of Gdańsk
Occupation	Diplomat

A member of the Polish United Workers' Party, he served in the Sejm from 1972 to 1985.^[1][2][3] He was Minister of Labor and Social Policy from 1983 to 1984 and Minister for Cooperation with Trade Unions [pl] from 1980 to 1985. Lastly, he served as Poland Ambassador to Russia from 1989 to 1996.

Ciosek died on 19 October 2022, at the age of 83.^[4]

Awards and decorations

• Commander's Cross with Star of Order of Polonia Restituta (2005)^[5]
• Commander's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta^[6]
• Knight's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta
• Officer's Cross of Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (Lithuania, 1999)^[7]
• Commander of Order for Merits to Lithuania (Lithuania, 2003)^[8]
• Order of the White Star, 2nd Class (Estonia, 2002)^[9]