Mr. Krzysztof Żuk was elected the Mayor of the City of Lublin (2010-2014). He was re-elected for the second term (2014-2018 and for the third term (2018-2023). Krzysztof Żuk is a winner of many local and international awards, including “The representative of a year 2018”.

Born in Krasnystaw in 1957, Mr Żuk is a Ph.D. in economics and an academic at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University and University of Economics and Innovation in Lublin. In 1996, he started as a director of the Minister of Treasury Delegation to Lublin. He cooperated with the Institute for Market Economics in research projects on restructuring and privatisation of municipal services. He also coordinated realisation of the Ministry of Treasury implemented EU assistance programmes for municipal companies.

In 2005, Mr Żuk became a member of the Economy and Management Committee of the Lublin Branch of the Polish Academy of Science, and a member of the Departmental Adjudication Committee for the breach of public finances discipline under the auspices of the Minister of Treasury. He was involved in the activities of the Consultative Council for the Strategy of the Lublin Voivodeship Development. In 2007 – 2009, Mr Żuk was an Under-Secretary of State in the Ministry of Treasury. He gained experience in local administration as the Chairman of the Świdnik City Council (1990-1996) and Deputy Mayor of the City of Lublin (2006-2007). Mr Żuk participated in many courses and trainings devoted to, among others, structural funds management, internal audit, companies restructuring or strategy management in administration.