Danuta Hübner
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Danuta Hübner is a Polish
economist, academic, and policy maker. She served as European Commission
er for Regional Policy from 22 November 2004 until 4 July 2009, when she resigned to become a Member of European Parliament for the Civic Platform
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Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
economist, academic, and policy maker. She served as European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
er for Regional Policy from 22 November 2004 until 4 July 2009, when she resigned to become a Member of European Parliament for the Civic Platform
Civic Platform
Civic Platform , abbreviated to PO, is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Poland. It has been the major coalition partner in Poland's government since the 2007 general election, with party leader Donald Tusk as Prime Minister of Poland and Bronisław Komorowski as President...
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Academic C.V.
- 2005 Honorary Degree in Laws of the Sussex University
- since 1992 full Professor, Warsaw School of Economics, currently on leave
- 1994–1997 Editor-in-Chief of Gospodarka Narodowa, Polish economics monthly
- 1991–1994 Deputy Director, Institute for Development and Strategic Studies, WarsawWarsawWarsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
- 1991–1997 Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Ekonomista, Polish bi-monthly
- 1988–1990 Fulbright scholar, University of California, Berkeley
- 1981–1987 Deputy Director of the Research Institute for Developing Countries, Warsaw School of EconomicsWarsaw School of EconomicsWarsaw School of Economics is the oldest economic university in Poland.The Warsaw School of Economics was founded in 1906 as a private school under the name August Zieliński Private Trade Courses for Men. On 30 July 1919 it became a separate legal entity and was granted the status of an...
- 1980 Post-doctoral degree in international trade relations, Warsaw School of Economics
- 1974 PhD in economics, Warsaw School of Economics 1974 Visiting scholar at the Centre for European Studies at the University of SussexUniversity of SussexThe University of Sussex is an English public research university situated next to the East Sussex village of Falmer, within the city of Brighton and Hove. The University received its Royal Charter in August 1961....
- 1970's Visiting scholar Universidad AutonomaAutonomous University of MadridThe Autonomous University of Madrid is one of the top university of Spain and commonly known by its Spanish initials UAM or as "la Autónoma"...
in MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... - since 1971 professor at the Warsaw School of Economics
- 1971 MSc in Economics, Warsaw School of Economics (Central School of Planning and Statistics)
Political, policy and administrative C.V.
- On 15 September 2010 Hübner supported the new initiative Spinelli GroupSpinelli GroupThe Spinelli Group is a pro-European initiative that was founded with a view to reinvigorate the strive for federalisation of the European Union , by creating a network of citizens, think tanks, NGOs, academics, writers and politicians who support the idea of a federal and united Europe...
in the European Parliament, which was founded to reinvigorate the strive for federalisation of the European Union (EU). Other prominent supporters are: Jacques DelorsJacques DelorsJacques Lucien Jean Delors is a French economist and politician, the eighth President of the European Commission and the first person to serve three terms in that office .-French Politics:...
, Daniel Cohn-BenditDaniel Cohn-BenditDaniel Marc Cohn-Bendit is a Franco-German politician, active in both countries. He was a student leader during the unrest of May 1968 in France and he was also known during that time as Dany le Rouge...
, Guy VerhofstadtGuy VerhofstadtGuy Verhofstadt is a Belgian politician who was the 47th Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008. He is currently a Member of the European Parliament and leader of the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.- Early career :...
, Andrew DuffAndrew DuffAndrew Duff OBE is a Liberal Democrat politician, president of the Union of European Federalists, and a Member of the European Parliament for the East of England region of the UK....
, Elmar BrokElmar BrokElmar Brok is a German Member of the European Parliament and the former Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs. He was elected on the CDU ticket and sits with the European People's Party group...
. - 7 June 2009 elected MEP for Poland in Warsaw Constituency (from Civic PlatformCivic PlatformCivic Platform , abbreviated to PO, is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Poland. It has been the major coalition partner in Poland's government since the 2007 general election, with party leader Donald Tusk as Prime Minister of Poland and Bronisław Komorowski as President...
) - since 1 May 2004 Member of the European Commission, since November 2004 Commissioner for Regional Policy
- 2003–2004 Minister for European Affairs, Poland
- 2001–2003 Head of Office of the Committee for European Integration and Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland
- 2000–2001 United Nations Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, GenevaGenevaGeneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
- 1998–2001 Economic Advisor to the President of the Republic of Poland
- 1998–2000 Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for EuropeUnited Nations Economic Commission for EuropeThe United Nations Economic Commission for Europe was established in 1947 to encourage economic cooperation among its member states. It is one of five regional commissions under the administrative direction of United Nations headquarters. It has 56 member states, and reports to the UN Economic and...
, Geneva - 1997–1998 Minister Head of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland
- 1996–1997 Government Plenipotentiary for establishing the Committee for European Integration (KIE), Secretary of KIE with the rank of Secretary of State and Head of the Office of the Committee for European Integration (UKIE)
- 1995–1996 Chief Negotiator for accession to OECD
- 1994–1996 Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Industry and Trade
- 1994–1995 Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Co-author of the Government Programme Strategy for Poland
- 1992–1996 Chairperson of the Council for Social Planning, Central Office for Planning
- In the years 1970–1987 she was a member of communist Polish United Workers' PartyPolish United Workers' PartyThe Polish United Workers' Party was the Communist party which governed the People's Republic of Poland from 1948 to 1989. Ideologically it was based on the theories of Marxism-Leninism.- The Party's Program and Goals :...
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Professional and other affiliations
- 1996–1998 Member of the Scientific Board of Economic Sciences Institute of the Polish Academy of Science
- 1995–1997 Member of the National Statistics Council of Poland
- 1987–1996 Member of the Executive Committee of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes, Geneva
- Member of the Programme Council of Nowe Życie Gospodarcze, Polish economic bi-weekly magazine
- Member of the Programme Council of the European Business Academy for Enterprises, Warsaw
- President of the Programme Board of the Management Institute, Warsaw
- Member of the Board of Directors, Policy Network and Communications Ltd., London
- Member of the Scientific Council of the State Veterinary Institute in Puławy
- Member of the Scientific Council of the Central Mining Institute, KatowiceKatowiceKatowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
- Member of the Programme Board of the Polish Institute of Oncology, Warsaw
- Member of the association for counteracting social exclusion of persons suffering from psychiatric disorders MOST, Bydgoszcz
- Honorary member of Soroptimist International Poland – Dom Polski Association, Warsaw
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