Professor Gilowska in 2001-2005 and 2007-2008 was the deputy of the Parliament. From 2010 to 2013, he served on the Monetary Policy Council. In October 2015, she was a member of the National Development Council, appointed by President Andrew Duda.
In his political career was associated with the Freedom Union and the Civic Platform.
From the cabinet of Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz he departed in June 2006 when the Commissioner of Public Interest accused her lustration lie. In September 2006, the lustration court found, however, that her statement was true and Professor Gilowska returned to the government, which has already led Jaroslaw Kaczynski. He held the functions of finance minister and deputy prime minister until September 2007.
May 2005 Zyta Gilowska was the Vice-President of the Civic Platform. She left the party in reaction to put it by the groups allegation of nepotism and refer the case to court peer.
In 2001, he got into Parliament, where he worked for four years at the club Civic Platform. She worked in the Public Finance Committee, which she chaired. It has gained popularity not only as an MEP, but also the author of colorful speech and customs retorts.
In the 90s, Zyta Gilowska was among other Polish delegate to the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe and Vice-President of the Council for Local Government of the Polish President.
In 1994, he joined the Union of Freedom, sat for two years in the National Council. In 1997-2001, he was a non-partisan, then joined the PO.
Zyta Gilowska since 2001 has been professor of the Catholic University of Lublin. Author of over 220 scientific publications in the field of public finance. In 2009 she was awarded the Commander’s Cross of the Order of the Rebirth of Polish.
She was born on July 7, 1949 in New Town Lubawskie.
“lowered taxes on labor”
She has made in Poland things “impossible” – as Minister of Finance reduced the taxation of labor. So the achievements of the late night Zyta Gilowska said Andrzej Sadowski from Adam Smith Center name.
The Economist pointed out in an interview with IAR that this step resulted in the creation of Poland, several thousand jobs. To perform these adjustments had to deal with the resistance of officials, and she succeeded – said Andrzej Sadowski.
According to Andrzej Sadowski Zyta Gilowska it will be remembered as a person who has attempted a deep reform of the Polish economy.
Donald Tusk: a sad day
The European Council President Donald Tusk regretfully accepted on Tuesday the news of the death of Zyta Gilowska, b. Civic Platform deputy, then deputy prime minister and finance minister in the PiS government. Wrote on Twitter, she was one of the most distinctive form of Polish politics.
“She left Zyta Gilowska, one of the most expressive form of Polish politics. Sad day” – reads an entry on a private profile of Donald Tusk.
“My name Zyta Gilowska, Polish Finance Iron Lady”
– Poland lost an outstanding personality. Zyta Gilowska was a good economist, a good politician, combined these two features together, which is not common. She was a very tough yet feminine. Hard, because strive for their goals in a very direct way – said Tuesday Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz.
– I am proud to have joined my government, that hit the mark on all of us and what the government could do. We worked very close’ve argued many times, actually every day on various important for Polish affairs. We both knew that our goal is the same, that we are trying to find a good compromise for Polish – added b. Prime Minister.
Marcinkiewicz said that the work of his government Gilowska insufficient thought reducing taxes on individuals wanted to, amongst others, reduce premiums disease. – She thought that the tax wedge is too big and limits our entrepreneurship. We argued in this case many hours and days. Gilowska insisted on this point and is one of the few economists who are paid attention – he stressed.
He stressed that Gilowska with Grazyna Gęsicka, the then Minister of Regional Development introduced an efficient mechanism for issuing and accounting for the EU funds in Poland.
– name Zyta Gilowska, Polish Margaret Thatcher, the Iron Lady Polish finance and Polish politics. She was exceptional, a very good man. It is a pity that so quickly gone – said Marcinkiewicz
“The high level of knowledge”
Professor Kazimierz Kik warmly remembers dead Zyta Gilowska. Political scientist said on Polish Radio 24 that Gilowska was very well prepared to fulfill important state posts, which does not happen too often. – It was a rare example of Polish politics in the person perfectly prepared substantively, in terms of education, for the role – he stressed. He added that Polish politics lacks people with a good level of content. Such politicians as she – said political scientist – in recent Polish history was only a few.
“With in-depth knowledge and experience”
“Great economist who stepped up Polish economy. The person very energetic” – so dead Zyta Gilowska says President of the Polish Economic Society, Elizabeth Mączyńska. Its mandate is estimated very high.
– It was a great economist, very well prepared in terms of finance. Through their financial decisions contributed to acceleration of the Polish economy, the economy accelerated. She was extremely energetic person. We lost a very good expert of finance matters, with in-depth knowledge, experience. She was involved in shaping economic policy, but also in educating young people – said IAR.
“liberal principles”
Rafal Grupiński (PO) mentions that Zyta Gilowska co-founded the Civic Platform, remember, that was previously in the Freedom Union. The politician has estimated that introduced liberal principles of governance in the contemporary way of governing by Law and Justice, and from his perspective “was the brighter point” in the government of Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz.
He also mentioned that she was the deputy of Poznan, with its constituency, but soon.
“She went their separate ways”
Zyta Gilowska left a lasting impression on Polish politics; is an important, interesting character, with a hard character – said Deputy Speaker of the Sejm Civic Platform deputy (PO), to mention a former deputy prime minister.
– This is very sad news, for sure it is a woman who left a lasting impression in Polish politics – she told reporters on Tuesday, Civic Platform deputy.
She added that the origins of the Platform among its associate with Gilowska, because Gilowska was the first woman in the Platform, which cooperated.
– It was a very energetic person, with a hard character, sometimes difficult to cooperation, because it is very well seen, what he wants – he noted Deputy Speaker of the Sejm.
– She had a strong character. For such a fragile woman – she was very strong and tough. This is an important, interesting character in our policy – assessed Civic Platform deputy.
On account of the journalist were not able to keep Gilowska Platform, Civic Platform deputy said: “Her nobody has been able to maintain, always went their separate ways.”
On Twitter his grief over the death of Zyta Gilowska expressed a lot of people, including politicians of different political options, among them Jolanta Szczypinska (PiS), Jacek Sasin (PiS), Grzegorz Schetyna (PO), Leszek Balcerowicz.
IAR / PAP / agkm
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