| Stefan Przanowski | |
| Office2: | Minister of Provisions |
| Office1: | Minister of Industry and Trade |
| Appointer: | The Main Commission of Sejm and Senate |
| Status: | Disputed |
| Successor: | Artur Śliwiński |
| Termstart: | June 1922 |
| Termend: | June 1922 |
| Party: | Independent |
| Otherparty: | Inter-Party Political Circle |
| Predecessor: | Antoni Ponikowski |
| Order: | 7th Prime Minister of Poland 6th Prime Minister of the Second Republic of Poland |
| Appointer2: | Jan Kucharzewski |
| Termend2: | 11 February 1918 |
| Termstart2: | 7 December 1917 |
| Termend1: | 13 September 1921 |
| Termstart1: | 26 November 1920 |
| Honorific Prefix: | His Excellency |
| Occupation: | Politician and businessman |
| Parents: | Edward PrzanowskiJózefa Lewicka |
| Alma Mater: | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
| Committees: | Civic Committee of the capital city of WarsawCommittee of Food and Control Committee of industrialisation |
Stefan Jozéf Przanowski (12 April 1874 - 17 February 1938) was a Polish engineer and politician who served as Minister of Provisions from 1917 to 1920 and Minister of Industry and Trade from 1920 to 1921. He was also disputed prime minister of Poland in 1922.
Stefan Przanowski was the son of Edward Przanowski (1845–1929), soldier of the January Uprising, member of the Public Charity Council of the Łęczyca County, and board member of the (II Credit Union in Warsaw). Przanowski’s had four brothers,, who was Director of National Institute of Handwork [<nowiki/>[[:pl: Państwowy Instytut Robót Ręcznych]]];, who was a lawman and member of the Sejm of the 3rd term in the Second Republic of Poland on behalf of the National Party; Michał Przanowski, who was a merchant in Przasnysz; and Kazimierz Przanowski, who was the director of .
Stefan Przanowski graduated from Gimnazjum Realne in Łowicz and later from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. He returned to Poland and moved to Warsaw. There, he was initially employed at multiple family-owned companies. During World War I he was appointed as a member of the (Civic Committee of the Capital City of Warsaw) and the Council of the Capital City of Warsaw. He later headed the food department. In Warsaw, Przanowski was increasingly involved in political activity within the (Inter-Party Political Circle).
On December 17, 1917, Przanowski joined Jan Kucharzewski's government as the Minister of Provisions. He later resigned along with the rest of the cabinet in protest against the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
In 1920, he was appointed as the Minister of Industry and Trade by Wincenty Witos. Stefan Przanowski was a supporter of the free market and liquidated the previously operating statist offices [<nowiki/>[[:pl:Etatyzm|pl]]]: coal, oil, grain. He was often referred to as “the pope of Polish liberalism”.
In honour of Stefan Przanowski’s merits, in 1921, the ministries decided to name the salt cave located in the Wieliczka Salt Mine, the Przanowski Chamber.[1]
In 1922, during the government crisis, Stefan Przanowski was appointed as Prime Minister of Poland. He was not able to create a cabinet due to objections from the Chief of State (Equivalent to President) Józef Piłsudski. Przanowski ran for the Sejm later in 1922 and lost, then withdrawing from politics.
From 1918 to 1930, Stefan Przanowski was chief executive officer of . In 1934, he was appointed president and chairman of the supervisory board of Norblin, Bracia Buch i T.Werner in Warsaw.
Stefan Przanowski is noted among the most influential industrialists and economic activists; and retained independence from foreign capital. Przanowski was a member of the supervisory boards and investor representative boards of many industrial companies and banks. Some notable examples are:
He was a member of the Presidium of the Council of the Central Association of Polish Industry, Mining, Trade and Finance "Lewiatan", vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Warsaw, vice-president and member of the Council of the Polish Association of Metal Industrialists.
From 1924, Stefan Przanowski alongside the Circle of Karlsruhenians at the Association of Technicians belonged to the Polish Academic Corporation ZAG Wisła (Polish: Polska Korporacja Akademicka Związek Akademików Gdańskich Wisła).[2]
He lived in Warsaw at Aleje Ujazdowskie 36 (Kamienica pod Gigantami). In 1924, the Przanowski family acquired an estate of 600 hectares and a grand palace. The estate is located in Nowa Wieś near Starogard Gdański in Pomerania.[3]
He was married to Zofia Przanowska (born: Grabowska). The couple had a son Wojciech Przanowski, who was a soldier of the Warsaw Uprising and an engineer.[4] The couple further had a daughter Izabela Wasiak, a Polish language teacher, lector and underground publisher.
He is buried at the Powązki Cemetery (section 170-6-25); a tombstone decorated with a bas-relief "Sadness" - by Leon Szatzsznajder.
link=https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plik:Gr%C3%B3b_ministra_Stefana_Przanowskiego_na_Starych_Pow%C4%85zkach_w_Warszawie_po_renowacji_w_2022_roku.jpg|thumb|The grave of Minister Stefan Przanowski at Stare Powązki in Warsaw after renovation in 2022
In 2022, on the initiative of the Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki, the grave of Stefan Przanowski was renovated. The entire project was implemented by the Stare Powązki Foundation in cooperation with the Chancellery of the Prime Minister.