polish mep guide 2014
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Polish MEP Guide 2014
European Parliament Elections 2014 - overall results
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Political parties
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Civic Platform (PO), a member of EPP. One of the two
major parties on the Polish political scene since 2005, led
by Donald Tusk. In power since 2007. Despite its free
market roots, the party has been taking an increasingly
social-democratic stance on social issues, and is
supportive of the idea of state ownership of strategic
assets.
. Law and Justice (PiS), a member of ECR. Since 2005 the
main competitor of PO, particularly strong in
conservative constituencies. The party’s platform
embraces economic interventionism and protectionism,
combined with a strong socially conservative stance.
Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), a member of S&D. A pro-
European social-democratic party, it is the historic
successor to the Polish communist party dissolved in
1990. Currently the third force in Polish politics, far
behind the dominant PO and PiS.
Political parties
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Polish Peasant Party (PSL), a member of EPP. A centrist
agrarian party, representing mainly the interests of
agricultural workers and rural entrepreneurs. On social
issues the party maintains a conservative profile.
Capable of coalition with both the Right and Left of
Polish politics.. Since 2007, the junior party in Donald
Tusk’s governments.
New Right (NP) is a populist movement founded in 2011
by the eccentric libertarian Janusz Korwin-Mikke. The
New Right preaches unrestrained economic liberalism,
combined with pro-Russian and anti-EU nationalism. On
social issues, NP is openly anti-gay and pro-life.
Allocation of seats
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Distribution of seats by constituencies
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Marek
Matraszek
Founding
Partner
Commentary
The neck-and-neck result was disappointing for the governing PO party, which had hoped for a solid victory to lay the ground for next year’s political battles. Of concern to PM Tusk is that the 2014 vote represents a 13% decline in the share of the PO vote and a loss of 6 EP seats, and this downward trend may presage electoral defeats in future elections.
The vote for Eurosceptic PiS represents a major boost for the opposition party, as this result gives it 4 additional EP seats with a 5% increase in voting share. The result also entrenches the party’s hegemony on the Polish Right, as the two parties that sought to capture the soft-right vote – the Solidarity Poland party, and the Poland Together movement – both failed to cross the 5% threshold.
The ability of the junior coalition partner PSL to maintain its previous European election vote at 7% and its four MEP seats will be a relief to its leader and current Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Janusz Piechocinski.
Commentary
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The remaining results may have significant impact on domestic politics. Albeit relatively weak, the showing of the post-communist SLD (Democratic Left Alliance), with 10%, will place the party in a good position to be the sole representative of the Polish Left, and improves the chances of the SLD joining the government after the 2015 elections if PO needs its support to secure a parliamentary majority.
The major upset of the campaign was the breakthrough of the anti-establishment New Right Congress (KNP) with 7% of the vote. Led by the maverick Janusz Korwin-Mikke, KNP espouses a combination of isolationist nationalism, anti-EU sentiment and a libertarian economic philosophy, with a liberal sprinkling of undisguised misogynism and general political incorrectness.
MEPs - Newcomers and Veterans
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Most promising MEPs Campaign casualties
Newcomers Veterans
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Michał Boni
District: Warsaw
Born June 10, 1954 in Poznań
Education &
professional
career
o PhD in sociology of culture, the University of Warsaw
o 1996-1997: Director and member of the Public Affairs Institute Team
o 1994-2007: Advisor at Enterprise Investors Fund
Political career
o 1991: Minister of Labor and Social Policy
o 1991-1993: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o 1992-1993: Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Policy
o 2008-2013: Member of the Council of Ministers at the Chancellery of
the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Head of the PM
Strategic Advisors Team
o 2011-2013: Minister of Administration and Digitalization
Scope of interest Employment policy, digital agenda, social cohesion, energy security
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
o Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Civic Platform
European People’s Party
11
Prof. Jerzy Buzek
District: Silesian
Born July 3, 1940 in Śmiłowice
Education &
professional
career
o PhD in technical sciences, the Silesian University of Technology
o 1984-1997: Member and Secretary of the Chemical Engineering
Committee at the Polish Academy of Science
o 1994-1997: Polish delegate to the International Energy Agency
Political career
o 1997-2001: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o 1997-2001: Prime Minister of Poland
o 2004-2014: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest Industrial & energy policy
EP committee
(to date)
o 2004-2009: Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
o 2004-2009: Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation
Committee
o 2009-2012: Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union
for the Mediterranean
o 2012-2014: Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
EP activity
(to date)
o 2009-2012: President of the European Parliament
o 2009-2012: President of the Parliament's Bureau
o 1 report: Report on making the internal energy market work (2013)
Civic Platform
European People’s Party
Prof. Danuta Huebner
District: Warsaw
Born April 8, 1948 in Nisko
Education &
professional
career
o PhD in economics, the Warsaw School of Economics
o 1988-1990: Fullbright scholar at the University of California-Berkeley
o 1992-1996: Chairwoman of the Social Planning Council
Political career
o 1994-1996: Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry
o 1997-1998: Head of the Chancellery of the President
o 2001-2004: Head of the Office of the Committee on European
Integration
o 2003-2004: Minister for European Affairs
o 2004-2009: EU Commissioner for Regional Policy
o Since 2009: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest Economic & regional development
EP committee
(to date)
o 2009-2014: Committee on Regional Development (REGI), Chairwoman
o 2009-2014: Delegation for relations with the USA
o 2010-2011: Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social
Crisis
EP activity
(to date)
17 reports, including Interim Report on the proposal for a Council
regulation establishing a facility for financial assistance for Member
States whose currency is not the Euro (2013)
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Civic Platform
European People’s Party
13
Danuta Jazłowiecka
District: Lower Silesian and Opole
Born May 19, 1957 in Opole
Education &
professional
career
o Degree in civil engineering, the Opole University of Technology
o BS, University of Wisconsin, USA
o 1981-1991: Entrepreneur
o 1993-1996: Opole Regional Development Agency
Political career
o 2003-2005: Head of the Department for European Affairs and
Development Planning at the Opole Municipal Office
o 2005-2009: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o Since 2009: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest Employment policy, regional development
EP committee
(to date)
o 2009-2014: Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
o 2009-2014: Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of
China
EP activity
(to date)
2 reports, including Report on Social Investment Pact – as a response to
the crisis (2012)
Civic Platform
European People’s Party
14
Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz
District: Greater Poland
Born December 4, 1969 in Kętrzyn
Education o PhD in biology, the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
o Since 1998: Lecturer and Head of the Environmental Education
Laboratory at the Adam Mickiewicz University (currently on leave)
Political career
o 2006-2007: Councilor in the Poznań Regional Assembly
o 2007-2011: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o Since 2011: Secretary of State, Government Commissioner for Equal
Treatment
Scope of interest Social policy, employment policy
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
o Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Civic Platform
European People’s Party
Prof. Barbara Kudrycka
District: Warmian-Masurian
Born January 22, 1956 in Kolno
Education &
professional
career
o PhD in law, the University of Warsaw
o 1995- 1998: Assistant Professor at the Department of Law and
Administration at the University of Warsaw
o 1998-2007: Rector of the Białystok School of Public Administration
Political career
o 2004-2007: Member of the European Parliament
o 2007-2013: Minister of Science and Higher Education
Scope of interest Administrative law, education, public-private partnership
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
EP activity
(to date)
o 2004-2007: Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
(LIBE)
o 2004-2007: Delegation for relations with Belarus
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Civic Platform
European People’s Party
16
Janusz Lewandowski
District: Pomeranian
Born June 13, 1951 in Lublin
Education &
professional
career
o PhD in economics, University of Gdańsk
o 1974-1984: Associate Professor of International Trade and Maritime
Transport at University of Gdańsk
o 1984-1991: Polish Ocean Lines and private consultancy
Political career
o 2001-2004: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o 2003-2004: Observer in the European Parliament
o 2004-2010: Member of the European Parliament
o Since 2010: EU Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget
Scope of interest Financial programming, EU budget, internal market
EP committee
(preferred)
o Likely candidate for a Commissioner position
EP activity
(to date)
o 2004-2010: Committee on Budgets (BUDG), Chairman (2004-2007)
o 2004-2009: Delegation for relations with Japan
Civic Platform
European People’s Party
17
Elżbieta Łukacijewska
District: Subcarpathian
Born November 25, 1966 in Jasło
Education &
professional
career
o MA in management and marketing, the Rzeszów University of
Technology
o 1985-1993: Accountant at Alima-Gerber S.A.
o 1993-1998: Head accountant at the Cisna School
Political career
o 1998-2001: Mayor of Cisna
o 2001-2009: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o Since 2009: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest Regional development
EP committee
(to date)
o 2009: Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
o 2009-2014: Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
o 2009-2014: Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation
Committee
o 2009-2014: Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
Civic Platform
European People’s Party
18
Jan Olbrycht
District: Silesian
Born September 21, 1952 in Rybnik
Education &
professional
career
o PhD in sociology, the Jagiellonian University in Kraków
o 1979-1990: Lecturer at the University of Silesia
o 1985-1989: Lecturer at the Jagiellonian University
Political career
o 1990-1998: Mayor of Cieszyn
o 1998-2004: Member of the Śląskie Provincial Assembly
o 1998-2002: Leader of the Śląskie Provincial Executive
o Since 2003: Member of CEMR/CCRE
o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest EU Bugdet, regional development
EP committee
(to date)
o 2009-2012: Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
o 2009-2014: Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
o 2009-2014: Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo
EP activity
(to date)
2 reports, including Report on the proposal for a regulation of the
European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation
(EC) No 1083/2006 as regards the financial allocation for certain
Member States from the European Social Fund
Civic Platform
European People’s Party
19
Julia Pitera
District: Masovian
Born May 26, 1953 in Warsaw
Education &
professional
career
o MA in Polish philology, the University of Warsaw
o 1994-1998: Editor at the Polish National Television
o 2001-2005: Chairman of the Board of the Transparency International
Poland
Political career
o 2005-2007 and 2011-2014: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o 2007-2011: Secretary of State in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister
and the Government Commissioner for Combating Corruption
Scope of interest Internal affairs, international trade
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
o Committee on Development (DEVE)
Civic Platform
European People’s Party
20
Marek Plura
District: Silesian
Born July 18, 1970 in Racibórz
Education &
professional
career
o Degree in pedagogy, the Jesuit University Ignatianum in Kraków
o Social worker at the Center for Crisis Assistance for Disabled “SPES”
o Educator at the Rehabilitation Center “Akcent”
Political career
o 2006-2007: Councilor in the Katowice Municipal Council
o 2007-2014: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
Scope of interest Social policy, disability policy
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Civic Platform
European People’s Party
21
Prof. Dariusz Rosati
District: Lubusz and West Pomeranian
Born August 8, 1946 in Radom
Education &
professional
career
o PhD in economics, the Warsaw School of Economics
o 1970-1990: Expert of international organizations (UNIDO, World
Bank, European Commission, International Labour Organization)
o 1991-1995: Head of the CEE Section at UNECE
o 2003-2005: Rector of Łazarski School of Commerce and Law in
Warsaw
Political career
o 1995-1997: Minister of Foreign Affairs
o 2004-2009: Member of the European Parliament
o 2011-2014: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
Scope of interest Public finance, foreign policy, international trade
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
EP activity
(to date)
o 2004-2007: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
o 2004-2009: Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Civic Platform
European People’s Party
22
Jacek Saryusz-Wolski
District: Lodz
Born September 19, 1948 in Łódź
Education &
professional
career
o PhD in economics, the University of Łódź
o 1997-1999: Vice-Rector of the College of Europe, Bruges and Natolin
o 1998-2009: Director of the European Union Institute at Collegium
Civitas
Political career
o 1999-2000: European Integration Adviser to the Prime Minister
o 2000-2001: Head of the Office of the Committee on European
Integration
o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest Foreign policy, Eastern Partnership, energy policy
EP committee
(to date)
o 2004-2005: Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
o 2005-2014: Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
o 2009-2014 Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-
Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation
EP activity
(to date)
o 2004-2007: Vice President of the European Parliament
o 2009-2014: Delegation for Relations with the NATO Parliamentary
Assembly, Chairman
o Report on the EU foreign policy towards the BRICS and other emerging
powers: objectives and strategies (2012)
Civic Platform
European People’s Party
23
Adam Szejnfeld
District: Greater Poland
Born November 13, 1958 in Kalisz
Education &
professional
career
o MA in law, the University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznań
o 1990-1998: Vice President of the Greater Poland Center of Education
and Self-Government Studies Association in Poznań
Political career
o 1990-1998 Councilor and Mayor of the City and District of Szamocin
o 1997-2014: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o 2007-2009: Secretary of State at the Ministry of Economy
Scope of interest Industrial & energy policy, entrepreneurship
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
o Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)
Civic Platform
European People’s Party
24
Róża Thun
District: Lesser Poland and Swietokrzyskie
Born April 13,1954 in Kraków
Education &
professional
career
o MA in English philology, the Jagiellonian University in Kraków
o 1992-2005: General Director of the Polish Robert Schuman
Foundation
o NGO's activist. During campaign before accession referendum in
Poland she initiated and coorganized many events and public debates
on Polish accession to the EU in 2004
Political career
o 1998-2000: Member of the Warsaw City Council
o 2005-2009: Head of the European Commission Representation to
Poland
o Since 2009: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest Internal market, consumer protection, digital agenda
EP committee
(to date)
o 2009-2014: Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer
Protection (IMCO)
o 2009-2014: Delegation for relations with Israel
o 2009-2014: Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union
for the Mediterranean
EP activity
(to date)
2 reports, including Report on the Internal Market Scoreboard (2010)
Civic Platform
European People’s Party
Jarosław Wałęsa
District: Pomeranian
Born September 13, 1976 in Gdańsk
Education &
professional
career
o BA in political science, College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts,
USA
o 2001-2002: Analyst at the Hudson Institute
o 2003-2005: Assistant to Lech Wałęsa
Political career
o 2005-2009: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o Since 2009: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest Maritime policy, foreign policy
EP committee
(to date)
o 2009-2014: Committee on Fisheries (PECH)
o 2009-2014: Committee on Petitions (PETI)
o 2009-2014: Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary
Committee
EP activity
(to date)
4 reports, including Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the
conclusion of the Protocol between the European Union and the Union of
the Comoros setting out the fishing opportunities and financial
contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement
currently in force between the two parties (2014)
25
Civic Platform
European People’s Party
26
Bogdan Wenta
District: Lesser Poland and Swietokrzyskie
Born November 19, 1961 in Szpęgawsk
Education &
professional
career
o Marine High School „Conradinum” in Gdańsk
o 1981–1993: Member of Poland’s national handball team
o 2000-2006: Coach assistant in SG Flensburg-Handewitt
o 2006-2007: Coach of German handball club, SC Magdeburg
o Since 2004: Polish national team head coach
Political career o No political or government experience
Scope of interest Sport, education
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Civic Platform
European People’s Party
27
Bogdan Zdrojewski
District: Lower Silesian and Opole
Born May 18, 1957 in Kłodzko
Education &
professional
career
o MA in philosophy and culture studies, the University of Wrocław
o 1984-1989: Research Assistant at the University of Economics in
Wroclaw
Political career
o 1990-2001: Mayor of Wrocław
o 1997-2000: Member of the Polish Parliament (Senate)
o 2001-2014: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o 2007-2014: Minister of Culture
Scope of interest Culture, metropolitan policy, defense
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
o Subcommittee on Security and Defense (SEDE)
Civic Platform
European People’s Party
Tadeusz Zwiefka
District: Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Born December 28, 1954 in Tuchola
Education &
professional
career
o MA in law, the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
o 1998-2000: Marketing director at Sunset Suits clothing company
o 2000-2004: Editor and Anchor at the Polish National Television
Political career
o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament
o 2014: Head of the Civic Platform's European election campaign
Scope of interest Legal affairs, EU treaties
EP committee
(to date)
o 2004-2014: Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
o 2009-2014: Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation
Committee
o 2009-2014: Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly
EP activity (to
date)
12 reports, including Report on improving access to justice: legal aid in
cross-border civil and commercial disputes (2013)
28
Civic Platform
European People’s Party
29
Ryszard Czarnecki
District: Greater Poland
Born January 25, 1963 in London
Education &
professional
career
o MA in history, the University of Wrocław
o 1993-1997: Editor in Chief at Polsat TV
Political career
o 1991-1993 and 1997-2001: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o 1993: Deputy Minister of Culture
o 1997-1999: Minister of European Affairs
o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest Defense, national security, Eastern Partnership
EP committee
(to date)
o 2007-2009: Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
o 2009-2014: Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
o 2009-2014: Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation
Committee
EP activity (to
date)
o 2009-2014: Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, Vice-
Chair
o 10 reports, including Report on discharge in respect of the
implementation of the European Union general budget for the
financial year 2011, Section X – EEAS (2013)
Law and Justice
European Conservatives and Reformists
30
Andrzej Duda
District: Lesser Poland and Swietokrzyskie
Born May 16, 1972 in Kraków
Education &
professional
career
o PhD in law, the Jagiellonian University
o 1997-2005: Research Assistant and Lecturer at the Jagiellonian
University
o 2005-2006: Advisor to the Parliamentary Club of Law and Justice
Political career
o 2006-2007: Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Justice
o 2008-2010: Undersecretary of State in the Office of the President of
the Republic of Poland
o 2010: Councilor in the Kraków City Council
o 2011-2014: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o 2014: Head of the Law and Justice’s European election campaign
Scope of interest Constitutional law
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committe on Legal Affairs Committee (JURI)
Law and Justice
European Conservatives and Reformists
Anna Fotyga
District: Pomeranian
Born January 12, 1957 in Lębork
Education &
professional
career
o MA in economics, the University of Gdańsk
o 1996-1997: Advisor to the World Bank projects
o 1998-2001: Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board of Social Security
Institution (ZUS)
Political career
o 2004-2005: Member of the European Parliament
o 2006-2007: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chairwoman of the Committee
for European Integration
o 2007-2008: Chief of the Office of the President of the Republic of
Poland
o 2006-2010: Member of the National Security Council
o 2011: Member of the Polish Parliament
Scope of interest Foreign policy, national security
EP committee
(preferred)
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
EP activity (to
date)
o 2004-2005: Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
o 2004-2005: Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation
Committee
31
Law and Justice
European Conservatives and Reformists
32
Beata Gosiewska
District: Lesser Poland and Swietokrzyskie
Born March 6, 1971 in Wysokie Mazowieckie
Education &
professional
career
o Engineer’s degree, the Warsaw University of Life Sciences
o 2001-2005: Agricultural Market Agency
o 2005-2011: Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of
Agriculture in Warsaw.
Political career
o 2002-2011: Councilor in the Wola district council in Warsaw
o 2011-2014: Member of the Polish Parliament (Senate)
Scope of interest Agriculture, rural development
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
Law and Justice
European Conservatives and Reformists
33
Marek Gróbarczyk
District: Lubusz and West Pomeranian
Born March 13, 1968 in Nowy Sącz
Education &
professional
career
o Engineer’s degree, the Gdynia Maritime University
o 1993-1995: 4th class Mechanic on merchant vessels
o 2006-2007: CEO of ZWRI Tarnów engineering company
Political career
o 2007-2008: Minister of Maritime Affairs
o 2008-2009: Maritime affairs expert in the Office of the President of
the Republic of Poland
o Since 2009: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest Maritime policy
EP committee
(to date)
o 2009-2014: Committee on Fisheries (PECH)
o 2009-2014: Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of
China
EP activity (to
date)
3 reports, including Report on the proposal for a regulation of the
European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation
(EC) No 2187/2005 for the conservation of fishery through technical
measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound
Law and Justice
European Conservatives and Reformists
34
Dawid Jackiewicz
District: Lower Silesian and Opole
Born March 18, 1973 in Wrocław
Education &
professional
career
o MA in social science, the University of Wrocław
o 2000-2001: Marketing Manager at the advertising company "Adavis"
and Head of the Wroclaw office of MP Jan Olszewski
Political career
o 2002-2003: Councilor in the Wrocław City Council
o 2003-2005: Deputy Mayor of Wrocław
o 2005-2014: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o 2007: Secretary of State in the Ministry of Treasury
Scope of interest Industrial & energy policy
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Law and Justice
European Conservatives and Reformists
Marek Jurek
District: Warsaw
Born June 28, 1960 in Gorzów Wielkopolski
Education o MA in history, the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
o Publicist at the catholic media
o 1995-2001: Member of the National Broadcasting Council
Political career
o 1991-1993 and 2001-2007: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o 2005-2007: Speaker of the Parliament
Scope of interest Foreign policy, social policy
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
35
Law and Justice
European Conservatives and Reformists
36
Karol Karski
District: Warmian-Masurian
Born May 13, 1966 in Warsaw
Education &
professional
career
o PhD in law, the University of Warsaw
o Since 1990: Lecturer at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the
University of Warsaw
Political career
o 2002–2005: Vice-Chairman and Chairman of the Warsaw City Council
o 2005-2011: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o 2007: Secretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Scope of interest International law, foreign policy
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on International Affairs (AFET)
Law and Justice
European Conservatives and Reformists
37
Zdzisław Krasnodębski
District: Warsaw
Born April 11, 1953 in Choszczyn
Education &
professional
career
o PhD in social philosophy, the University of Warsaw
o 1991-1992: Professor at the University of Kassel, Germany
o Since 1995: Professor of the University of Bremen
Political career
o From 2007 to 2009: Member of the Public Service at the Prime
Minister’s Office
Scope of interest Foreign policy, Polish-German relations
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on International Affairs (AFET)
Law and Justice
European Conservatives and Reformists
38
Zbigniew Kuźmiuk
District: Masovian
Born September 19, 1956 in Komorowo
Education &
professional
career
o PhD in economy, the Warsaw School of Economy
o 1990-1992: CEO at Tex company in Radom
o 1992-1994: Director at Bakumar S.A.
Political career
o 1998-2001: Councilor and Marshal in the Mazovian regional assembly
o 2001-2004 and since 2011: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o 2004-2009: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest Climate policy, CAP
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
o Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)
EP activity (to
date)
o 2004-2009: Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
o 2004-2006: Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary
Committee
Law and Justice
European Conservatives and Reformists
39
Prof. Ryszard Legutko
District: Lesser Poland and Swietokrzyskie
Born December 24, 1949 in Kraków
Education &
professional
career
o PhD in philosophy, the Jagiellonian University
o Since 1998: Professor at the Jagiellonian University
o 1992-2005: President of the Society for Education and Science Centre
for Political Thought
Political career
o 2005-2007: Member of the Polish Parliament (Senate)
o 2007-2009: Secretary of State in the Office of President of the
Republic of Poland
o Since 2009: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest Foreign policy, energy security
EP committee
(to date)
o 2009-2014: Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
o 2009-2014: Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
EP activity (to
date)
2 reports, including Report containing the European Parliament’s
recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the
negotiations of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement (2011)
Law and Justice
European Conservatives and Reformists
40
Stanisław Ożóg
District: Subcarpathian
Born May 27, 1953 in Sokołów Małopolski
Education &
professional
career
o Engineer's degree, the Agricultural University of Krakow
Political career
o 1992-1998: Mayor of Sokołów Małopolski
o 1999-2005: Councilor in the Rzeszów District Council and District
Head
o 2005-2014: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
Scope of interest Agriculture, metropolitan & local policy
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on Agriculture and Regional Development (AGRI)
o Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
Law and Justice
European Conservatives and Reformists
41
Bolesław Piecha
District: Silesian
Born September 19, 1954 in Rybnik
Education &
professional
career
o MD degree, the Medical University of Silesia
o 1983-1984: Mining Healthcare Center in Jastrzębie-Zdroj.
o 1984-1996: Healthcare Center in Rybnik
Political career
o 1994-1998: Councilor in the City Council of Rybnik
o 2005-2007: Secretary of State in the Ministry of Health
o 2001-2013: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o 2013-2014: Member of the Polish Parliament (Senate)
Scope of interest Public health, climate policy
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)
Law and Justice
European Conservatives and Reformists
42
Mirosław Piotrowski
District: Lublin
Born January 9, 1966 in Zielona Góra
Education &
professional
career
o PhD in history, the Catholic University of Lublin
o Since 1994: Assistant professor at the Catholic University of Lublin
o 2002-2004: Head of the Modern History Department at the Catholic
University of Lublin
Political career
o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest Foreign policy
EP committee
(to date)
o 2004-2014: Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
o 2009-2014: Delegation for relations with Japan
Law and Justice
European Conservatives and Reformists
43
Tomasz Poręba
District: Subcarpathian
Born March 31,1973 in Grybów
Education &
professional
career
o MA in history and political science, the Pedagogical University of
Kraków
o 2000: Assistant at the Office of the Prime Minister
o 2000-2004: Assistant to the President of the Institute of National
Remembrance
Political career
o 2004-2009: Adviser to the Committee on Foreign Affairs at the
European Parliament
o Since 2009: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest Foreign policy
EP committee
(to date)
o 2009-2014: Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
o 2009-2014: Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean
Community
o 2009-2014: Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary
Assembly
EP activity (to
date)
2 reports, including Report containing the European Parliament’s
recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the European
External Action Service on the negotiations of the EU-Armenia
Association Agreement (2013)
Law and Justice
European Conservatives and Reformists
44
Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski
District: Lower Silesian and Opole
Born July 28, 1964 in Kielce
Education &
professional
career
o PhD in law, the University of Łódź
o Lecturer at the University of Łódź
Political career
o 1991-1993 and 1997-2014: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o 2000-2001 and 2005-2007: Minister of Culture
Scope of interest Culture, education, foreign policy, constitutional law
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
o Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
Law and Justice
European Conservatives and Reformists
45
Jadwiga Wiśniewska
District: Silesian
Born July 2, 1963 in Myszków
Education &
professional
career
o Degree in pedagogics, the Pedagogical University in Czestochowa
o Teacher at the elementary school in Gniazdów
o 2003-2005: Director of the elementary school in Gniazdów
Political career
2005-2014: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
Scope of interest Education, public health
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
o Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)
Law and Justice
European Conservatives and Reformists
46
Janusz Wojciechowski
District: Lodz
Born December 6, 1954 in Rawa Mazowiecka
Education &
professional
career
o MA in law, the University of Łódź
o 1980-1993: Judge of the Rawa Mazowiecka regional court,
Skierniewice provincial court and Warsaw court of appeal
o 1995-2001: President of the Supreme Chamber of Control
Political career
o 1993-1995: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm )
o 2003-2004: Observer in the European Parliament
o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest Agriculture, CAP, budgetary policy
EP committee
(to date)
o 2004-2009: Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
o 2004-2014: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
EP activity (to
date)
o 2004-2014: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Vice-
Chairman
o Reports 3, including Report on the protection of animals during
transport (2012)
Law and Justice
European Conservatives and Reformists
47
Kosma Złotowski
District: Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Born January 14, 1964 in Bydgoszcz
Education &
professional
career
o MA in Polish philology, the University of Warsaw
o MBA, Dominican University in Illinois, USA
o 1990-1991: Assistant at the Pedagogical University of Bydgoszcz
o 1993-1994: Entrepreneur
Political career
o 1994-1995: Mayor of Bydgoszcz
o 2002-2005: Member of Bydgoszcz City Council
o 1997-2001 and 2005-2007: Member of the Polish Parliament (Senate)
o 2011-2014: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
Scope of interest Digital agenda, metropolitan policy
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Law and Justice
European Conservatives and Reformists
48
Lidia Geringer de Oedenberg
District: Lower Silesian and Opole
Born September 12, 1957 in Wrocław
Education &
professionaol
career
o Degree in management and information, the Wrocław University of
Economics
o 2000-2003: Chairwoman of the EFA Association in Geneva
o 2001-2005: General Directorof the Wrocław Philharmonic
Political career
o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest Digital agenda, employment policy
EP committee
(preferred)
o 2004-2007: Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
o 2007-2014: Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
o 2007-2014: Committee on Petitions (PETI)
o 2004-2014: Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia
EP activity (to
date)
o 2009-2014: European Parliament’s Quaestor
o 14 reports, including Report on the proposal for a directive of the
European Parliament and of the Council on certain permitted uses of
orphan works (2012), REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the
European Parliament and of the Council on freedom of movement for
workers within the Union (2010)
Democratic Left Alliance
Socialists and Democrats
49
Prof. Adam Gierek
District: Silesian
Born April 17, 1938 in Zwartberg, Limburg, Belgium
Education &
professional
career
o PhD in engineering, the Silesian University of Technology
o 1982-1989: Visiting Professor at the Dresden University of Technology
of the Silesian University of Technology
o Since 1994: Head of the Department of Technology, Metal Alloys and
Composites
Political career
o 2001-2004: Member of the Polish Parliament (Senate)
o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest Industrial & energy policy, innovation
EP committee
(to date)
o 2004-2007: Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
o 2004-2014: Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
o 2009-2014: Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation
Committee
EP activity (to
date)
2 reports, including Report on Putting knowledge into practice: A broad-
based innovation strategy for the EU (2007)
Democratic Left Alliance
Socialists and Democrats
50
Bogusław Liberadzki
District: Lubusz and West Pomeranian
Born September 12, 1948 in Sochaczew
Education o PhD in economics, the Warsaw School of Economics
o Since 1971: Head of the Transport Department of the Warsaw School
of Economics
o 1986-1987: Fulbright scholar at the Illinois University
o 1986-1989: Director of the Transport Economics Research Institute in
Warsaw
Political career
o 1989-1993: Deputy Minister of Transport and Maritime Affairs
o 1993-1997: Minister of Transport and Maritime Affairs
o 1997-2004: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest Transport & industrial policy
EP committee
(to date)
o 2009-2014: Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
o 2004: Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
EP activity (to
date)
2 reports, including Report on discharge in respect of the
implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the
financial year 2010, Section I – European Parliament (2012)
Democratic Left Alliance
Socialists and Democrats
51
Krystyna Łybacka
District: Greater Poland
Born February 10, 1946 in Jutrosin
Education &
professional
career
o MA in mathematics, the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
o Since 1968: Faculty Member at the Institute's Electrical Engineering
at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
o 1968-1991: Technical and Academic Secretary of the Polish
Mathematical Society
Political career
o 1991-2014: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o 2001-2004: Minister for National Education and Sport
Scope of interest Education, research and innovation
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on Culture and Education (CULT )
o Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Democratic Left Alliance
Socialists and Democrats
52
Janusz Zemke
District: Kuyavian-Pomeranian
Born February 24, 1949 in Kowalewo
Education &
professional
career
o PhD in political science, the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
o 1970-1989: Lecturer at the Bydgoszcz University of Technology and
Agriculture
o 1970-1989: Policy officer for the Polish United Workers' Party
Political career
o 1989-2009: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o 2001-2005: Secretary of State and Deputy Minister of National
Defense
o Since 2009: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest National defense, foreign policy
EP committee
(to date)
o 2009-2014: Subcommittee on Security and Defense (SEDE)
o 2009-2014: Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
EP activity (to
date)
2 reports, including Report on the European Defense Technological and
Industrial Base (2013)
Democratic Left Alliance
Socialists and Democrats
53
Robert Iwaszkiewicz
District: Lower Silesian and Opole
Born 1962 in Wrocław
Education &
professional
career
o Engineer’s degree in agricultural construction
o Since 1987: Entrepreneur
Political career
o No political or government experience
Scope of interest Entrepreneurship
EP committee
(preferred)
o Unknown
New Right
54
Janusz Korwin-Mikke
District: Silesian
Born October 27, 1942 in Warsaw
Education &
professional
career
o MA in philosophy, the University of Warsaw
o 1969-1974: Research Assistant at the Institute of Road Transport and
at the University of Warsaw
o 1970-1980s: Professional bridge player
o 1990-2007: Publisher of the „Najwyższy Czas!” magazine
Political career
o 1991-1993: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o Presidential candidate in 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010
o No significant government experience
Scope of interest National security, economy
EP committee
(preferred)
o Unknown
New Right
55
Michał Marusik
District: Warsaw
Born September 26, 1951 in Skrzynki
Education &
professional
career
o Degree in chemistry, Technical School in Tomaszów Mazowiecki
o Technician at the Gdańsk Refinery
Political career
o No political or government experience
Scope of interest Unknown
EP committee
(preferred)
o Unknown
New Right
56
Stanisław Żółtek
District: Lesser Poland and Swietokrzyski
Born May 7, 1956 in Kraków
Education &
professional
career
o Studied mathematics at the Jagiellonian University
o 1987-1993: Entrepreneur
Political career
o 1994-2002: Councilor in the Kraków City Council
o 1997-1998: Vice President of Kraków
Scope of
interest
Family and social policy, economy
EP committee
(preferred)
o He seeks to establish a special EP committee to review the EU
legislation
New Right
57
Andrzej Grzyb
District: Greater Poland
Born August 23, 1965 in Siedlików
Education &
professional
career
o Engineer degree, the Poznań Agricultural Academy
o 1990-1999: Head of Office at the Ostrzeszów County Council 1999-
2001: Leader of Ostrzeszów County Executive
Political career
o 1989-1991 and 1993-1997 and 2001-2009: Member of the Polish
Parliament (Sejm)
o 2003-2004: Observer in the European Parliament
o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest Energy security, enterprenourship, democracy promotion
EP committee
(to date)
o 2009-2014: Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) (Vice-Chair)
o 2009-2014: Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
o 2009-2014: Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation
Committee
EP activity (to
date)
o 2009-2014: Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), Vice-Chair
Polish People’s Party European People’s Party
Krzysztof Hetman
District: Lublin
Born June 27, 1974 in Lublin
Education &
professional
career
o MA in political science, the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in
Lublin
o 2002-2007: Deputy Director and Director of the Regional Development
Department at the Marshal’s Office of Lubelskie Province
Political career
o 2007-2010: Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Regional
Development
o 2010-2014: Marshal of Lubelskie Province
Scope of interest Regional development
EP committee
(preferred)
o Committee on Regional Development(REGI)
o Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT)
58
Polish People’s Party European People’s Party
59
Jarosław Kalinowski
District: Masovian
Born April 12, 1962 in Wyszków
Education &
professional
career
o Degree in animal husbandry, the Warsaw University of Life Sciences
o Since 1986: Farm owner and farmer
Political career
o 1990-1997: Mayor of the municipality of Somianka
o 1993-2009: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o 2001-2003: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and
Rural Development
o Since 2009: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest Agriculture, rural development, CAP
EP committee
(to date)
o 2009-2014: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
o 2012-2014: Delegation for relations with Iraq
Polish People’s Party European People’s Party
60
Czesław Siekierski
District: Lesser Poland and Swietokrzyskie
Born October 8, 1952 in Stopnica
Education &
professional
career
o PhD in economics and agricultural studies, the Warsaw University of
Life Sciences
o 1994-1998: Director of the Agricultural Assistance Programs
Foundation
Political career
o 1997-2004: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm)
o 2001-2003: Secretary of State at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development
o 2003-2004: Observer in the European Parliament
o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament
Scope of interest Agriculture, rural development, CAP
EP committee
(to date)
o 2004: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
o 2004-2014: Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
o 2009-2014: Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of
China
EP activity (to
date)
2 reports, including Report on the future of small agricultural holdings
(2014)
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