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Łukasz Szumowski

Łukasz Szumowski

Polish cardiologist and politician

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]

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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.

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

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    "Oficjalna strona Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej / Aktualności / Nominacje / Prezydent powołał nowych ministrów PL/ENG". www.prezydent.pl. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
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    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.
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    "45-letni kardiolog Łukasz Szumowski nowym ministrem zdrowia. Przedstawiamy sylwetkę – Polityka zdrowotna". www.rynekzdrowia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-04-20.
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    "Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2019 r." sejmsenat2019.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-04-20.
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    "gov.pl". Archived from the original on 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  6. [6]
    "Profesor Łukasz Szumowski Ministrem Zdrowia – Narodowy Instytut Kardiologii". www.ikard.pl. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  7. [7]
    "nauka-polska.pl". Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  8. [8]
    "Prof. Łukasz Szumowski nowym podsekretarzem stanu w resorcie nauki". Nauka w Polsce (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  9. [9]
    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.
  10. [10]
    "47 osób z podejrzeniem koronawirusa w Polsce. Szumowski: Wirus pojawi się w najbliższych dniach". gazetapl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  11. [11]
    "Heart Beat Journal - Editorial Board". www.heartbeatjournal.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  12. [12]
    "Łukasz Szumowski był ostatnim Polakiem, który spotkał Matkę Teresę z Kalkuty". DEON.pl (in Polish). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  13. [13]
    "Ania i Łukasz Szumowscy byli ostatnimi..." www.gosc.pl. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  14. [14]
    "Opłatek Maltański" (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-04-20.
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