Background
Obodowski, Janusz was born on January 2, 1930 in Siedlce, Poland. Son of Antoni and Stanislawa (Bakinowska) Obodowski.
Obodowski, Janusz was born on January 2, 1930 in Siedlce, Poland. Son of Antoni and Stanislawa (Bakinowska) Obodowski.
Master of Demography, Main School Planning and Statistics, Warsaw, Poland, 1954. Master of Economics, Main School Planning and Statistics, Warsaw, Poland, 1964. Doctor of Economic Science, Warsaw Technology University, 1973.
Deputy Director, Employment Department, in Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare 1957-1960. Deputy Director, then Director, Team of Comprehensive Economics Analysis, Labour and Wages Committee 1960-1968. Director Team of Employment, Wages and Qualified Personnel in Planning Commission, of the Council of Ministers 1968-1972.
Lecturer at School of Planning and Statistics, Warsaw 1974-1977. Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Labour, Wages and Social Affairs 1972-1980, Minister 1980-1981. Vice-Prime Minister 1981-1985.
Chairman Economics Committee of the Council of Ministers 1981-1982, Chairman Planning Commission 1982-1983. Chairman Co-ordinating Commission, for Economics, Scientific and Technology Co-operation with Foreign Countries 1983-1985. Perm. Polish Representative to COMECON 1983-1985, Chairman Executive Committee COMECON 1984-1985.
Ambassador to G.D.R. 1986-1990. Deputy Chairman Youth Organization of Workers University Society of the Polish Socialist Party 1947.
Author: Problems of Employment, 1959, Policy of Employment and Wages, 1964, (essays) Walk on Earth, 1987. Contributor over 150 articles to professional journals.
Deputy chair Youth Organization of Workers University Society of the Polish Socialist Party, 1947. Member Polish Economic Society, Institute Labor and Social Affairs, Center Development Managers, Polish Academy of Sciences (member labor and social policy committee 1975-1980), Science Organization and Management Society.
General history, jazz.
Married Grazyna Prawdzic-Rudzka, February 20, 1954. 1 child, Ewa.