Katarzyna Hall
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PresidentLech Kaczyński Bronisław Komorowski
Prime MinisterDonald Tusk
Preceded byRyszard Legutko
Succeeded byKrystyna Szumilas
Katarzyna Hall | |
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| Minister of National Education | |
| In office 16 November 2007 – 18 November 2011 | |
| President | Lech Kaczyński Bronisław Komorowski |
| Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
| Preceded by | Ryszard Legutko |
| Succeeded by | Krystyna Szumilas |
Katarzyna Hall (Polish pronunciation: [kataˈʐɨna ˈxal]; née Kończa; born 15 March 1957) is a Polish teacher, educational and social activist, and local government clerk.[1] She was the Minister of National Education of the Republic of Poland from 2007 to 2011.[2]
She was born in Gdańsk.
In 2008, she invited Ivan Shyla to continue his education in Poland when he was kept from sitting for his final exam by Belarusian authorities.[3] Shyla, a recipient of Poland's Konstanty Kalinowski Scholarship, was among a number of recipients of the scholarship who reported repression or hurdlers to leaving Belarus for Poland to resume their studies.[4]
