In the spotlight: Wojciech Jasiński

The post has been temporarily occupied by Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz since early January, when Andrzej Mikosz resigned from the post. Last week the leader of Law and Justice, Jarosław Kaczyński, disclosed that Jasiński should get the post within days. Jasiński admitted that he has received the offer, but added that he still has to talk with the Prime Minister about it.

The possible nomination is likely to stiffen Poland's opposition to Unicredit's plans to merge its two Polish units - Bank Pekao and Bank BPH. Jasiński is a sharp critic of the Italian bank's plan and does not refrain from using strong words when describing the planned merger. "My stand on this issue is known - the banking supervision has not presented its opinion, which is required by the Polish law. I think that Unicredit is treating us like some kind of savages," Jasiński told WBJ. adding to his earlier description of Unicredito treating Poland "like a colony".

Jasiński is a lawyer and  graduate of Warsaw University. In the 1990s he worked in the Supreme Chamber of Control (NIK), where, among other posts, he was the head of the State Budget Department. Between 2000-2001 he was the Deputy Justice Minister during Lech Kaczyński's spell as head of the Justice Ministry.

Michał Pakulniewicz