Ryszard Petru
Ryszard Petru | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Sejm | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2023 | |
| In office 12 November 2015 – 11 November 2019 | |
| Constituency | 19-Warsaw I |
| Leader of Modern | |
| In office 31 May 2015 – 25 November 2017 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Katarzyna Lubnauer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1972 Wrocław, Poland |
| Political party | Poland 2050 (2023–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Modern (2015–2018) Now! (2018–2019) |
| Spouse |
Małgorzata Petru
(m. 1997; div. 2017) |
| Domestic partner | Joanna Schmidt (2016–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Warsaw School of Economics |
| Profession | Economist |
| Signature | |
| Website | Official website |
Ryszard Jerzy Petru (born 6 July 1972) is a Polish politician. He served as an assistant to several members of parliament in the 1990s. He has worked as an economist for the World Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers and several Polish banks. Since 2011, he has been the chairman of the Association of Polish Economists. He is the author of several books, including two children's books on economics.
In 2015, Petru founded a liberal political party .Modern (.Nowoczesna). The party received 7.6% of votes in the 2015 Polish parliamentary election. Petru was elected to the Sejm from Warsaw (19) district.