Franciszka Cegielska

Franciszka Cegielska (2 August 1946 – 22 October 2000; ) was a politician, government official and engineer. She was the Minister of Health of Poland from 1999 to 2000. Additionally, she was also a member of Sejm of Poland from 1997 to 2000, a member and chairperson of the Pomeranian Voivodeship Sejmik from 1998 to 1999, and the mayor of Gdynia from 1990 to 1998.

Biography Franciszka Cegielska was born on 2 August 1946 in Mulhouse, France. In 1970, she had graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Szczecin University of Technology, and in 1975, from the Gdańsk University of Technology. Until 1987 she was a professor at the Gdynia Maritime University.

On 26 March 1999 Cegielska was appointed the Minister of Health in the cabinet of Jerzy Buzek. In 2000, she was awarded the Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski Medal by the Gdynia City Council for her long-time contributions for the city, and the Honorary Medal of the Association of Polish Cities. She was posthumously awarded with the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2009, and the Honorary Badge for Merits to the Local Government in 2015.

Awards and decorations Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2009, posthumously) Honorary Badge for Merits to the Local Government (2015, posthumously) Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski Medal (2000) Honorary Medal of the Association of Polish Cities