Adam Glapiński
Adam Glapiński | |
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| Born | April 9, 1950 Warsaw, Poland |
| Occupation(s) | Economist, politician, professor |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Known for | President of the National Bank of Poland |
Adam Glapiński (born 9 April 1950 in Warsaw) is a distinguished Polish economist and politician, presently holding the position of president at the National Bank of Poland. He is a professor of Economics and has been a member of the inaugural term of the Sejm, as well as the fourth term of the Senate. Between 2010 and 2016, he served on the Monetary Policy Council. His governmental experience also includes roles as Minister of Construction and Spatial Planning and Minister of Foreign Economic Cooperation.
Early life and education
In 1972, Glapiński completed his studies at the Socio-Economic Department of the Warsaw School of Economics, accompanied by an internship at the Bank of France that same year. He obtained both his doctorate and habilitation degrees from the Warsaw School of Economics, ultimately being awarded the title of professor in economic studies in 2013.
Career
Glapiński has been connected to his alma mater since 1974, initially as a lecturer and later as a professor, overseeing the Department of Political Economics and History of Economic Thought. His teaching experience extends to institutions such as the Polish Academy of Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Missouri, University of Kansas, and Institut Supérieur de Gestion.
During the 1980s, he was involved in the clandestine activities of the Solidarity movement amid martial law. In 1989, he co-established the Warsaw branch of the "Democratic Centre" Association and played a foundational role in forming both the Centre Agreement and Warsaw branch of the Liberal Democratic Congress in 1990. He held ministerial positions as Minister for Construction and Spatial Planning under Prime Minister Jan Krzysztof Bielecki in 1991, followed by Minister for Foreign Economic Cooperation in Jan Olszewski's government. Representing Centre Agreement, he was elected to the first Sejm term and subsequently won a Senate seat in 1997 with backing from the Movement for Reconstruction of Poland, affiliating with the Christian National Union and Solidarity Electoral Action senate club. In the Senate, he acted as deputy chairman for the National Economic Committee and participated in the Joint Parliamentary Committee on EU-Poland relations. He opted not to run for re-election in 2001.
In business leadership, Glapiński has held chairman roles at Export Development Bank – MBank (1992), Centralwings (2007), KGHM Polish Copper (2007), and served as chairman and General Director of Polkomtel from 2007 to 2008. Between 1993 and 2001, he directed the Institute of Economics and Political Freedom. He is affiliated with international economic organizations such as the International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society and European Society for the History of Economic Thought.
On 5 February 2009, Glapiński was appointed economic advisor to President Lech Kaczyński, a role he fulfilled until February 2010 when he commenced a six-year term on the Monetary Policy Council. On 29 February 2016, President Andrzej Duda named him to the National Bank of Poland's board, where he served until June that year. In May 2016, Duda proposed him as President of the NBP; following confirmation by the Sejm on 10 June 2016, he took office on 21 June. After his reappointment for a subsequent term, questions arose concerning constitutional aspects of his tenure.
Other engagements
- Member of the board of governors by virtue of office at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) since 2016
- Ex-officio member of the general board at the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) beginning in 2016
- Serving as an ex-officio board of governors member at the World Bank since 2016
Personal details
Glapiński is married.
Notable publications
- Transforming Economic Systems: the Case of Poland, published by Physica-Verlag Heidelberg and Springer-Verlag New York, 1991
- Post-Crisis Economic Policy. Innovation Based Growth, featured in the „Journal of Management and Financial Sciences”, Issue 5, 2011
- Animal Spirits in Economics, appearing in the „Journal of Management and Financial Sciences”, Issue 11, 2013