Elżbieta Bieńkowska
| Elżbieta Bieńkowska | |
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| European Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs | |
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Assumed office 1 November 2014 |
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| President | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Preceded by |
Michel Barnier (Internal Market and Services) Ferdinando Nelli Feroci (Industry and Entrepreneurship) |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Poland | |
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In office 27 November 2013 – 22 September 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
| Preceded by | Jacek Rostowski |
| Succeeded by | Tomasz Siemoniak |
| Minister of Infrastructure and Development | |
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In office 27 November 2013 – 22 September 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Maria Wasiak |
| Minister of Regional Development | |
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In office 16 November 2007 – 27 November 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
| Preceded by | Grażyna Gęsicka |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 February 1964 Katowice, Poland |
| Political party | Civic Platform |
| Spouse(s) | Artur Bieńkowski |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater |
Jagiellonian University Polish National School of Public Administration Warsaw School of Economics |
Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Polish pronunciation: [ɛlʐˈbʲiɛta bʲiɛɲˈkɔfska]; née Moycho; born on 4 February 1964 in Katowice) is a Polish politician who served as Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and Transport before being nominated as European Commissioner by Jean-Claude Juncker in 2014.
Bieńkowska was Minister of Regional Development in Prime Minister Donald Tusk's Cabinet from 16 November 2007 until 27 November 2013, when she was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Poland while continuing her previous responsibilities at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Development.
Bieńkowska graduated from Jagiellonian University with a Master's degree in Oriental Philology in 1989. She has also received a post-graduate Diploma from the Polish National School of Public Administration and afterwards a postgraduate studies MBA from Warsaw School of Economics.
Bieńkowska's career in public administration started at Katowice City Council where she worked on regional contracts being promoted, in 1999, as head of Katowice's Department for Economy. Later that year, she was appointed Director of Regional Development for the Silesian Voivodeship, where she served until 2007.
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