Krzysztof Żuk


Krzysztof Żuk is Polish economist and the mayor of the City of Lublin since 2010. First Chairperson of the Świdnik City Council and the Undersecretary of State at the Polish Ministry of State Treasury.

Biography

Born in Krasnystaw in 1957, Mr Żuk is a Ph.D. in economics and an academic at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University and University of Economics and Innovation in Lublin.
From 1990–1996 was the first Chairman of the Świdnik City Council. In 1996 became a director of the Minister of Treasury Delegation to Lublin. He cooperated with the Institute for Market Economics in research projects on restructuring and privatisation of municipal services. He also coordinated realisation of the Ministry of Treasury implemented EU assistance programmes for municipal companies. In 2005, Mr Żuk became a member of the Economy and Management Committee of the Lublin Branch of the Polish Academy of Science, and a member of the Departmental Adjudication Committee for the breach of public finances discipline under the auspices of the Minister of Treasury. He was involved in the activities of the Consultative Council for the Strategy of the Lublin Voivodeship Development. Deputy Mayor of the City of Lublin. In 2007–2009 was an Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Treasury. Mayor of the City of Lublin since 2010.

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