Marta Gajęcka

Born: March 13th 1974, Warsaw
Married

Education 

• 1999 PhD Studies in the field of sociology in economy, Warsaw University, Faculty of Sociology
• 1998 Warsaw School of Economics, MA in International Economic and Political Relations  (honours)
• 1998 Diploma in European Studies, Warsaw School of Economics/Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
• 1998 Warsaw University, Faculty of Sociology, completion of study
• 1995 – 1996 Warsaw University,  Faculty of Philosophy

Work experience

• Since October 2006 Acting Director of the Tax Policy Department in the Ministry of Finance
• Since May 2006 Co-ordinator of the Budget and Finance Department
  The Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the EU
• Since 2004 Financial Counsellor
  The Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the EU
  Main activities: Carrying out the tasks related to Poland’s membership in the EU in the following areas:
  • direct taxes
  • free movement of capital
  • combating money laundering
  • combating terrorism financing
  • financial assistance to third countries
  • trans-European transport and energy networks
  • new financial perspective
• 2004 Member of the Office in the OECD Economic and Development Review Committee
• 2002 – 2004 Economic Counsellor in the Permanent Delegation of Poland to the OECD
  Main activities: Carrying - out the tasks related to Poland’s participation in the following OECD Committees and theirs Working Parties:
  • Economic and Development Review Committee
  • Economic Policy Committee
  • Committee on Financial Markets
  • Committee on Fiscal Affairs
  • Insurance Committee
  • Committee on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises
  • Committee on Capital Movements and Invisible Transactions
  • Pension Fund Committee
  • Budget Committee (until 2003)

Participation in the works on enterprises management (corporate governance)

Monitoring the works of the Informal Group on building of the new seat of the OECD

Participation in the preparation of the meetings of the Executive Committee during Special Sessions and OECD Council Session at ministerial level

Monitoring the works of FATF (Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering), for which OECD constitutes administrative support

• 1999 – 2002 Senior expert, Ministry of Finance, Department for International Economic Integration, Division for co-operation with OECD and other economic organisations
  Main activities: Co-ordination of the current Ministry’s co-operation with OECD and other economic organisation in the financial field, in particular:
  • Co-operation with the Secretariat on Poland’s and OECD’s co-operation and with Permanent Delegation of Poland to the OECD
  • monitoring the fulfilling by Poland it’s commitments in the financial services sector
  • carrying – out the activities related to the function of the Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Finance as the Vice-President of Inter-ministerial Group on OECD matters
  • servicing the OLIS database containing OECD documents and statistical data
  • co-operation with OECD Committee on Financial Markets
  • preparation and participation in the works of the GATS Committee on Trade in Financial Services – in co-operation with relevant departments in the Ministry of Finance
  • giving opinions on legal acts in respect of their compliance with OECD regulations
• 1999 – 2001 Co-operation with Foreign Trade Research Institute
• 1998 – 1999 Specialist, Ministry of Finance, Department for International Economic Integration, Division for accession negotiations with EU
  • co-operation in preparing negotiating positions
• 1997 Research Institute in Paris – Conseil Sondage Analyse
• 1995 Translations for Social Review Organisationsx
• 1997 Students Activity Group in European Studies

Languages

• French, English, Flemish, German

Important publications

• “EU Member States’ perception of the benefits, costs and threats resulting from Poland’s accession to this organisation” – co-operation in preparing the report of Foreign Trade Research Institute for the Office of the Committee for European Integration, 2001
• “Socio – economic results of the real estate market liberalisation in Poland” – report prepared by the Foreign Trade Research Institute for the Office of the Committee for European Integration, 1999