Barbara Elżbieta Piwnik (born 5 March 1955)[1] is a Polish judge.

A judge by profession,[2] on 19 October 2001, Piwnik was appointed Minister of Justice in the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Leszek Miller.

[4] In July 2002, Prime Minister Miller requested her resignation.[why?

][5] Piwnik's term ended on 6 July 2002 and she was succeeded by Grzegorz Kurczuk as Minister of Justice.

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