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Leszek Miller
Woodrow Wilson Center Public Policy Scholar
February 2005 - June 2005
Affiliation
Prime Minister of Poland, 2001-2004
Expertise
international politics
Wilson Center Project
"The Status of New Poland in East European Space"
Biography
Biography
The former Prime Minister of Poland, Leszek Miller, is a graduate of the
Higher School of Social Sciences in Warsaw, where he received a Master's
degree in political science. As a worker in the Linen Industry Works of
Zyrardow, he became active in civic and trade union affairs. This experience
ultimately led to important positions in Polish political parties. Prime
Minister Miller has headed up several government ministries, such as Labour
and Social Policy (1993-1996), and Interior and Administration (1997). In
recent years, he has served as Prime Minister (until May 2004), where he
played an instrumental role in bringing Poland into the European Union. During
his time at the Wilson Center, where he will be in residence through June 17,
2005, Prime Minister Miller will be carrying out a project entitled "The
Status of the New Poland in East European Space."
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