Piotr G. Woźniak

Born: 13 February 1956, in Warsaw.
Married, five children
Member of the Club of Catholic Intelligentsia.
Fluent speaker English. Also speaks French and Russian.

Education

• 1980 - Master's degree in geology, Warsaw University

Professional Career

• Since October 2005 - Minister of Economy 
• September 2004-September 2005 - Expert of the Parliamentary Committee investigating irregularities at Poland's PKN Orlen (Polish Petrol Company)
• 2004-2005 - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ence.Eko Limited, and responsible for consulting in the field of investment projects in the power industry
• 2002-2005 - Ran his own business as economic adviser in the fields of trade in fuel gas, and implementation of projects in the power industry and environment protection technologies
• July 2000-March 2002 - Member of the Board of Directors of Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo S.A. (Polish Oil and Gas Mining Industry PGNiG) as deputy chairman for Trade and Restructuring
• January 1998-March 2000 - Adviser to the prime minister for infrastructure
• 1997-1998 - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Polsko-Amerykańska Korporacja Technologii Ochrony Środowiska PAKTO S.A. (Polish-American Corporation of Environment Protection Technologies, PAKTO)
• February 1992-December 1996 - Commercial counselor at the Commercial Counsellor's Office (in Montreal) of the Embassy of Poland in Ottawa
• 1992 - Vice-chairman, member of the Board of RUCH S.A.
• 1991 - Director of an Organizational Team of the Mutual Insurance Society TUW
• 1990-1991 - Adviser to the minister of industry, head of a Team for Appointing a Government's Representative for Enterprise Promotion
• 1986-1989 and 1989-1990 - Adviser to the minister of agriculture and food economy, head of a task force for the establishment of the Agricultural Market Agency (AMA)
• 1980-1984 - Assistant at the Polish Geological Institute
• 1985 - Head a field group at Geopol-Polservice in Libya

Other achievements

• Member of several Supervisory Boards: EuRoPol Gaz S.A. (August 2000-December 2001) and Gas Trading S.A. (December 2000-February 2002), PGNiG S.A. (December 1999-July 2000), EkoFundusz Foundation (May 1998-September 2001), KUKE S.A. (July 1998-January 2002) and member of the Council for Motorways (October 1998-December 2002).
• In 2002 he was elected deputy to the Council of Warsaw, Vice-Chairman of the Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee.