Barbara Piwnik

Barbara Piwnik
Barbara Piwnik
	Minister of Justice
	In office; 19 October 2001 – 6 July 2002
Prime Minister	Leszek Miller
Preceded by	Stanisław Iwanicki
Succeeded by	Grzegorz Kurczuk
Personal details
Born	5 March 1955 (age 69); Kosowice, Poland
Political party	Independent

Barbara Elżbieta Piwnik (born 5 March 1955)

Minister of Justice of Poland

from 2001 to 2002.

Career

A judge by profession,

Minister of Justice in the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Leszek Miller.^[3] She was an independent member of the cabinet.^[4] In July 2002, Prime Minister Miller requested her resignation.^[why?]^[5]

Piwnik's term ended on 6 July 2002 and she was succeeded by Grzegorz Kurczuk as Minister of Justice.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Polish Ministries". Retrieved 28 August 2013.
^ Rohozińska, Joanna (21 February 2000). "News from Poland since 14 Febraruy [sic] 2000". Central Europe Review. 2 (7). Retrieved 28 August 2013.
^ David Holley; Ela Kasprzycka (20 October 2001). "Ex-Communist Sworn In as Polish Premier". Los Angeles Times. Warsaw. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
^ "Poland, Country Assessments" (PDF). Asylum Law. October 2001. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
^ "Poland: Resignations and reshuffles". EurActiv. 10 July 2002. Retrieved 28 August 2013.