Łukasz Szumowski
Łukasz Szumowski | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 9 January 2018 – 20 August 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Mateusz Morawiecki |
| Preceded by | Konstanty Radziwiłł |
| Succeeded by | Adam Niedzielski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Łukasz Jan Szumowski 3 June 1972 Warsaw, Poland |
| Spouse |
Anna Szumowska (m. 1997) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Medical University of Warsaw |
Łukasz Jan Szumowski (born 3 June 1972) is a Polish cardiologist who served as Minister of Health from 2018 to 2020.[1][2][3] He is also a member of the IX Sejm, representing the Płock (Nr. 16) constituency, elected from the lists of Law and Justice.[4]
Biography
Born 3 June 1972 in Warsaw. In 1997 he finished studies at the Medical University of Warsaw,[5] and later worked at the Institute of Cardiology in Warsaw's Anin osiedle,[6] where he received a doctorate in 2002.[7] Habilitated 26 January 2010.[7] On 2 June 2016 he received the title of Professor of Medical Science.[7] On 24 November 2016 he became an undersecretary of state in the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, directed at the time by Jarosław Gowin.[8] He was responsible inter alia for the creation of the Institute of Medical Biotechnology.[9] On 9 January 2018 he was appointed Minister of Health by Andrzej Duda, at the recommendation of Mateusz Morawiecki.[1] He replaced Konstanty Radziwiłł. In the 2019 Polish Parliamentary election, he won election to the Sejm.[4] Szumowski was Minister of Health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland.[10] On 18 August 2020 he resigned from the position. On January 28, 2022, he resigned from his parliamentary mandate, and on February 1, 2022, he ceased to be a member of the Sejm. From February 1, 2022 to January 2024, he was the director of the Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński National Institute of Cardiology.
He is the author of many medical publications,[7] and is the editor in chief of "Heartbeat Journal".[11]
Personal life
Married to Anna, he has 4 children.[5] After his studies Łukasz Szumowski with his wife worked for a month in Mother Teresa's hospice.[12][13] He is a Catholic and member of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.[14]
References
- ^ a b "Oficjalna strona Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej / Aktualności / Nominacje / Prezydent powołał nowych ministrów PL/ENG". www.prezydent.pl. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ o.o, Eurozet Sp z (9 January 2018). "Łukasz Szumowski – kim jest nowy minister zdrowia? [INFORMACJE] - Radio ZET". www.radiozet.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "45-letni kardiolog Łukasz Szumowski nowym ministrem zdrowia. Przedstawiamy sylwetkę – Polityka zdrowotna". www.rynekzdrowia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ a b "Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2019 r." sejmsenat2019.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ a b "gov.pl". Archived from the original on 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "Profesor Łukasz Szumowski Ministrem Zdrowia – Narodowy Instytut Kardiologii". www.ikard.pl. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ a b c d "nauka-polska.pl". Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Prof. Łukasz Szumowski nowym podsekretarzem stanu w resorcie nauki". Nauka w Polsce (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ Goluch, oprac Bartosz (2018-01-10). "Łukasz Szumowski, czyli "minister zagadka". O nominacji dowiedział się dzień przed powołaniem". wiadomosci.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "47 osób z podejrzeniem koronawirusa w Polsce. Szumowski: Wirus pojawi się w najbliższych dniach". gazetapl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ "Heart Beat Journal - Editorial Board". www.heartbeatjournal.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ "Łukasz Szumowski był ostatnim Polakiem, który spotkał Matkę Teresę z Kalkuty". DEON.pl (in Polish). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "Ania i Łukasz Szumowscy byli ostatnimi..." www.gosc.pl. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "Opłatek Maltański" (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-04-20.