Mateusz Szczurek

Szczurek studied at the University of Warsaw and University of Sussex where in 1998 he obtained a master's degree, and in 2005 a PhD. He wrote his Masters thesis on "Chaos and non-linearity in Foreign Exchange Markets."Karolina Slowikowska (November 20, 2013), [https://www.reuters.com/article/poland-szczurek-profile-idUSL5N0J528420131120 PROFILE-Poland's new finance minister Mateusz Szczurek] Reuters.

In 1997 Szczurek was an economist for ING Bank.Pawel Sobczak (20 November 2013), [https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSW8N0IR01320131120 Economist Mateusz Szczurek to be new Polish finance minister] Reuters. In 2011 he became the Chief Economist of ING Group for Central Europe and Eastern Europe. He was chief (2003-2005) and co-founder Towarzystwo Absolwentów Uniwersytetów Brytyjskich (Alumni Association of British Universities). He is a member of Association of Polish Economists.

On 27 November 2013, the President of Poland appointed Szczurek as Minister of Finance.

During his time in office, Szczurek phased out Poland's flexible credit line (FCL) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).Piotr Skolimowski and Maciej Onoszko (July 29, 2014), [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-07-29/poland-plans-to-phase-out-imf-credit-line-szczurek-says Poland Plans to Phase Out IMF Credit Line, Szczurek Says] Bloomberg News.

In 2014, Szczurek called for the creation of a European Fund for Investments – a special-purpose vehicle under the umbrella of the European Investment Bank – that would be able to finance, through leveraging its own capital, 700 billion euros (US$906.4 billion) worth of investment, to revive the European economy.Jan Strupczewski (4 September 2014), [https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-eurobonds-poland-investment-idUKKBN0GZ2K420140904 Poland proposes 700 billion euro EU investment plan to boost growth] Reuters. In 2015, he announced that Polish state development bank BGK and its investment vehicle PIR would invest up to 8 billion euros ($8.5 billion) in projects linked to the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI).Anna Koper (April 21, 2015), [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-investment-eu-idUSKBN0NC0NL20150421 Poland to contribute up to $8.5 billion to EU investment plan] Reuters.

Also in 2015, Szczurek put aside funds the country’s budget for the repatriation – including housing, Polish language lessons and professional training – of tens of thousands of ethnic Poles living in Kazakhstan, Ukraine and other former Soviet republics.[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/9/30/poland-to-bring-in-exiled-ethnic-poles Poland to bring in exiled ethnic Poles] Al Jazeera, 30 September 2015.

Since leaving office, Szczurek has been teaching public finance and international economics at University of Warsaw. He also serves as Associate Director, Lead Regional Economist in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), monitoring structural reforms and policy dialogue in Central Europe and the Baltics region.

In October 2016, Szczurek was appointed to the five-member European Fiscal Board, an independent advisory board of the European Commission on fiscal matters.[http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-3481_en.htm The European Fiscal Board: Questions and Answers] European Commission, press release of 19 October 2016.

• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2013–2015)
• European Investment Bank (EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (2013–2015)[https://www.eib.org/en/press/news/mateusz-szczurek-new-governor-for-poland Mateusz Szczurek, new Governor for Poland] European Investment Bank (EIB), press release of 3 December 2013.

Szczurek was named European Finance Minister of the Year in January 2015 by The Banker magazine.,{{cite web|url=http://www.thebanker.com/Awards/Finance-Minister-of-the-Year/Finance-Minister-of-the-Year-2015|title= Finance Minister of the Year 2015|accessdate=26 January 2015|date=5 January 2015|work=The Banker}} and Finance Minister of the Year Central & Eastern Europe 2014 by Emerging Markets magazine.{{cite web|url=http://www.emergingmarkets.org/Article/3389514/Search/Results/Finance-Minister-of-the-Year-Central-and-Eastern-Europe-2014.html?Keywords=szczurek|title= Finance Minister of the Year Central & Eastern Europe 2014|date = 11 October 2014}}

Szczurek has five children.Karolina Slowikowska (November 20, 2013), [https://www.reuters.com/article/poland-szczurek-profile-idUSL5N0J528420131120 PROFILE-Poland's new finance minister Mateusz Szczurek] Reuters.

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