Barbara Piwnik
Barbara Elżbieta Piwnik is a Polish judge. She served as Minister of Justice of Poland from 2001 to 2002.
Career
A judge by profession, on 19 October 2001, Piwnik was appointed Minister of Justice in the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Leszek Miller. She was an independent member of the cabinet. In July 2002, Prime Minister Miller requested her resignation.Piwnik's term ended on 6 July 2002 and she was succeeded by Grzegorz Kurczuk as Minister of Justice.