Andrzej Olechowski

Andrzej Olechowski graduated in 1973 with an M.A. in Economics from the Central School of Commerce in Warsaw. From 1974 until 1978, he was employed as an Economist with UNCTAD in Geneva. In 1979, he received his PhD. After four years with the Institute of Foreign Trade and Market Conditions, he was offered a position as an Economist with the World Bank in Washington. In 1987, Andrzej Olechowski moved back to Poland again and worked first as Advisor to the chairman of the National Bank of Poland, second as First Deputy Chairman. In 1992, he was made Minister of Finance. In 1993, he became Foreign Minister, a position which he held until the following year. Today, Andrzej Olechowski is Chairman of Bank Handlowy w Warswawie S.A. and the Central Europe Trust.