Anna Moskwa (born in

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) is a Polish politician who served as the Minister of Climate and Environment under Prime Minister

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in his second cabinet from 2021 to 2023. She is the second minister to hold the position, after inaugural minister Michał Kurtyka. Moskwa has also previously served as Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Marine Economy and Inland Navigation.

Early life and education

Anna Moskwa was born on in

. She graduated from in the city and was a 1996 laureate of the , one of the national , during her time there. Moskwa later graduated from

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, where she studied sociology, and from

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, where she studied international relations. She attended the

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for postgraduate studies in enterprise management. She has also earned an

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from Lazarski University.

Career

At the time she was chosen to be Minister of Climate and Environment, Moskwa had been serving as an executive at

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, a Polish oil refiner, leading the company's

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projects. During the

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, Moskwa called for immediate sanctions on Russian oil and gas, and stated that Poland wished to set a clear deadline for the end of

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imports of Russian oil. She also stated that the union should penalize parties paying for Russian gas in

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, and that Poland was ready to help Germany in halting its use of Russian oil. 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)
Poland files EU complaint over illegal waste imports from Germany
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Personal life

Moskwa is fluent in English, French, and Spanish.

References

External links

Ministerial profile
on gov.pl {{DEFAULTSORT:Moskwa, Anna 1979 births Living people 21st-century Polish women politicians John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin alumni Lazarski University alumni Maria Curie-Skłodowska University alumni People from Zamość University of Warsaw alumni Women government ministers of Poland