Anna Moskwa
{{short description|Polish minister of climate and environment}}
{{infobox officeholder
| name = Anna Moskwa
| image = Anna Moskwa.jpg
| office = Minister of Climate and Environment
| term_start = {{dts|2021.10.26|format=dmy}}
| president = Andrzej Duda
| primeminister = Mateusz Morawiecki
| predecessor = Michał Kurtyka
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|05|27|df=yes}}{{r|gov.katalog}}
| birth_place = Zamość, Poland{{r|gov.katalog}}
| alma_mater = {{ublist
| {{nowrap|Catholic University of Lublin}}
| Lazarski University{{r|gov}}
}}
| term_end = 2023
}}
Anna Moskwa (born {{dts|1979.05.27|format=dmy}} in Zamość, Poland{{r|gov.katalog}}) is a Polish politician who has been serving as Minister of Climate and Environment under Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in his second cabinet since {{dts|2021.10.26|format=dmy}}.{{r|gov|gov.katalog|tv24}} She is the second minister to hold the position, after inaugural minister Michał Kurtyka.{{r|atlanticcouncil|polskatimes}} Moskwa has also previously served as Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Marine Economy and Inland Navigation.{{r|tygodnikzamojski}}
Early life and education
Anna Moskwa was born on {{dts|1979.05.27|format=dmy}} in Zamość, Poland.{{r|gov.katalog}} She graduated from {{ill|Jan Zamoyski High School in Zamość|lt=Jan Zamoyski High School|pl|I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Hetmana Jana Zamoyskiego w Zamościu}} in the city and was a 1996 laureate of the {{ill|Religious Knowledge Olympiad|pl|Olimpiada Teologii Katolickiej}}, one of the national {{ill|School Olympiads|pl|Olimpiady szkolne (Polska)}}, during her time there.{{r|1lo|tygodnikzamojski}}
Moskwa later graduated from Catholic University of Lublin, where she studied sociology, and from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, where she studied international relations.{{r|kul|gov}} She attended the University of Warsaw for postgraduate studies in enterprise management.{{r|gov}} She has also earned an MBA from Lazarski University.{{r|gov}}
Career
At the time she was chosen to be Minister of Climate and Environment, Moskwa had been serving as an executive at PKN Orlen, a Polish oil refiner, leading the company's offshore wind farm projects.{{r|bloomberg}}
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Moskwa called for immediate sanctions on Russian oil and gas, and stated that Poland wished to set a clear deadline for the end of European Union imports of Russian oil.{{r|apnews|reuters}} She also stated that the union should penalize parties paying for Russian gas in rubles, and that Poland was ready to help Germany in halting its use of Russian oil.{{r|reuters}}
Also under Moskwa’s leadership, Poland filed a complaint in 2023 to the European Commission against Germany for allegedly failing to remove waste illegally transported from Germany to Poland and stored there.Marek Strzelecki and Pawel Florkiewicz (27 July 2023), [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/poland-files-eu-complaint-over-illegal-waste-imports-germany-2023-07-26/ Poland files EU complaint over illegal waste imports from Germany] Reuters.
Personal life
Moskwa is fluent in English, French, and Spanish.{{r|gov}}
References
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{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-executive-branch-europe-slovakia-596b3d94c8d70c916223e185f1173b04 |title=Poland urges EU to slap sanctions on Russian oil and gas | AP News |website=Associated Press News |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220508231039/https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-business-executive-branch-europe-slovakia-596b3d94c8d70c916223e185f1173b04 |archive-date=8 May 2022 |url-status=dead}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-26/poland-picks-wind-farm-executive-as-climate-minister-in-revamp |title=Poland Picks Wind-Farm Executive as Climate Minister in Revamp - Bloo… |website=Bloomberg News |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220508230908/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-26/poland-picks-wind-farm-executive-as-climate-minister-in-revamp |archive-date=8 May 2022 |url-status=dead}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/poland-wants-specific-date-eu-oil-embargo-minister-2022-05-02/ |title=Poland ready to help Germany stop using Russian oil, says minister | … |website=Reuters |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220502154351/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/poland-wants-specific-date-eu-oil-embargo-minister-2022-05-02/ |archive-date=2 May 2022 |url-status=dead}}
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External links
- [https://www.gov.pl/web/climate/minister-anna-moskwa Ministerial profile] on gov.pl
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Category:21st-century Polish women politicians
Category:John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin alumni
Category:Lazarski University alumni
Category:Maria Curie-Skłodowska University alumni