Krzysztof Żuk
Krzysztof Żuk | |
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 Żuk in 2021 | |
| Mayor of Lublin | |
| Assumed office 2010 | |
| Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Treasury of Poland | |
| In office 2007–2009 | |
| Chairperson of the Świdnik City Council | |
| In office 2000–2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 June 1957 Krasnystaw, Poland |
| Political party | Civic Platform |
| Profession | Economist |
Krzysztof Żuk (born 21 June 1957 in Krasnystaw) is a Polish economist, and since 2010, the mayor of the city of Lublin. He previously served as deputy mayor of Lublin from 2006 to 2007, was the chairperson of Świdnik City Council from 1990 to 1996, and the Undersecretary of State at the Polish Ministry of State Treasury from 2007 to 2009.[1]
Life and career[edit]
He was born in 1957 in Krasnystaw and graduated from High School No. 1 in Świdnik. He then graduated in economics from the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin. Between 1990–1996, he served as Chairperson of the City Council of Świdnik. In 2005, he was appointed a member of the Economics and Management Commission of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) in Lublin. Between 2007–2009, he served as Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of State Treasury. Since 2010, he has served as the Mayor of Lublin.[2][3][4][5]
On 16 March 2010, he became a member of the Civic Platform political party.[6] In 2015, he was one of the founding members of the committee supporting Bronisław Komorowski in the 2015 Polish presidential election.[7]
In 2022, he became a recipient of the Ukrainian Medal for Supporting the Armed Forces as a recognition of his efforts in providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian Invasion of Ukraine. The ceremony took place in the Lublin Town Hall on 27 December. Apart from the medal, he received the Ukrainian national flag signed by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valerii Zaluzhnyi.[8]
Awards[edit]
- Medal for Supporting the Armed Forces, Ukraine (2022)[8]
- Order of Merit of Ukraine, Third Class (2020)[9]
- Honorary Badge for Contributions to the Municipal Government (2015)[10]
- Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2014)[11]
- Silver Cross of Merit, 2010[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mayor of Lublin City / Lublin City Office". lublin.eu. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- ^ "Żuk Krzysztof | Świdnik na kartach historii". www.historia.swidnik.net. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- ^ "Tekst 3. Wszyscy jesteśmy gospodarzami". Tygodnik Głos Świdnika (in Polish). 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- ^ Kluwer, Wolters. "Podział zadań Kierownictwa Ministerstwa Skarbu Państwa". OpenLEX (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- ^ Wschodni, Dziennik. "Wyniki wyborów w Lublinie. Krzysztof Żuk został prezydentem (wideo)". Dziennik Wschodni (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- ^ "Krzysztof Żuk wstąpił do Platformy Obywatelskiej". gazeta.pl (in Polish). 19 March 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Bronisław Komorowski pierwszym zarejestrowanym kandydatem". popieramkomorowskiego.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Wręczenie odznaczeń zasłużonym za pomoc Ukrainie". lublin.eu (in Polish). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) Decree of The President of Ukraine № 254/2020
- ^ "Możemy być naprawdę dumni z tych 25 lat - szef MAC na posiedzeniu KWRiST". mac.gov.pl (in Polish). 30 September 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "M.P. 2014 poz. 766". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 27 października 2010 r. o nadaniu odznaczeń". isap.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
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