Polish MEP Guide 2014

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1 Polish MEP Guide 2014

2 European Parliament Elections overall results 2

Political parties Civic Platform (PO), a member of EPP.

issues, and is supportive of the idea of state ownership of strategic assets.

Since 2005 the main competitor of PO, particularly strong in conservative constituencies.

3 Political parties 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 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 Currently the third force in Polish politics, far behind the dominant PO and PiS. 3

4 Political parties 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. 4

5 Allocation of seats 5

6 Distribution of seats by constituencies 6

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.

7 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. Marek Matraszek Founding Partner 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. 7

8 Commentary 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 antiestablishment 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. 8

9 MEPs - Newcomers and Veterans Newcomers Veterans Most promising MEPs Campaign casualties 9

10 Michał Boni District: Warsaw June 10, 1954 in Poznań o PhD in sociology of culture, the University of Warsaw o : Director and member of the Public Affairs Institute Team o : Advisor at Enterprise Investors Fund Civic Platform European People s Party o 1991: Minister of Labor and Social Policy o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o : Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Policy o : 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 : Minister of Administration and Digitalization Employment policy, digital agenda, social cohesion, energy security (preferred) o Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) o Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) 10

11 Prof. Jerzy Buzek District: Silesian July 3, 1940 in Śmiłowice Civic Platform European People s Party o PhD in technical sciences, the Silesian University of Technology o : Member and Secretary of the Chemical Engineering Committee at the Polish Academy of Science o : Polish delegate to the International Energy Agency o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o : Prime Minister of Poland o : Member of the European Parliament Industrial & energy policy o : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) o : Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee o : Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean o : Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) EP activity o : President of the European Parliament o : President of the Parliament's Bureau o 1 report: Report on making the internal energy market work (2013) 11

Prof. Danuta Huebner District: Warsaw April 8, 1948 in Nisko Civic Platform European People s Party o PhD in economics, the Warsaw School of Economics o 1988-1990: Fullbright scholar at the

12 Prof. Danuta Huebner District: Warsaw April 8, 1948 in Nisko Civic Platform European People s Party o PhD in economics, the Warsaw School of Economics o : Fullbright scholar at the University of California-Berkeley o : Chairwoman of the Social Planning Council o : Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry o : Head of the Chancellery of the President o : Head of the Office of the Committee on European Integration o : Minister for European Affairs o : EU Commissioner for Regional Policy o Since 2009: Member of the European Parliament Economic & regional development o : Committee on Regional Development (REGI), Chairwoman o : Delegation for relations with the USA o : Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis EP activity 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) 12

13 Danuta Jazłowiecka District: Lower Silesian and Opole Civic Platform European People s Party EP activity May 19, 1957 in Opole o Degree in civil engineering, the Opole University of Technology o BS, University of Wisconsin, USA o : Entrepreneur o : Opole Regional Development Agency o : Head of the Department for European Affairs and Development Planning at the Opole Municipal Office o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o Since 2009: Member of the European Parliament Employment policy, regional development o : Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) o : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China 2 reports, including Report on Social Investment Pact as a response to the crisis (2012) 13

14 Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz District: Greater Poland December 4, 1969 in Kętrzyn Civic Platform European People s Party 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) o : Councilor in the Poznań Regional Assembly o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o Since 2011: Secretary of State, Government Commissioner for Equal Treatment Social policy, employment policy (preferred) o Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) o Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) 14

15 Prof. Barbara Kudrycka District: Warmian-Masurian January 22, 1956 in Kolno Civic Platform European People s Party o PhD in law, the University of Warsaw o : Assistant Professor at the Department of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw o : Rector of the Białystok School of Public Administration o : Member of the European Parliament o : Minister of Science and Higher Education Administrative law, education, public-private partnership (preferred) o Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) EP activity o : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) o : Delegation for relations with Belarus 15

16 Janusz Lewandowski District: Pomeranian June 13, 1951 in Lublin Civic Platform European People s Party (preferred) EP activity o PhD in economics, University of Gdańsk o : Associate Professor of International Trade and Maritime Transport at University of Gdańsk o : Polish Ocean Lines and private consultancy o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o : Observer in the European Parliament o : Member of the European Parliament o Since 2010: EU Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget Financial programming, EU budget, internal market o Likely candidate for a Commissioner position o : Committee on Budgets (BUDG), Chairman ( ) o : Delegation for relations with Japan 16

17 Elżbieta Łukacijewska District: Subcarpathian November 25, 1966 in Jasło Civic Platform European People s Party o MA in management and marketing, the Rzeszów University of Technology o : Accountant at Alima-Gerber S.A. o : Head accountant at the Cisna School o : Mayor of Cisna o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o Since 2009: Member of the European Parliament Regional development o 2009: Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) o : Committee on Regional Development (REGI) o : Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee o : Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly 17

18 Jan Olbrycht District: Silesian September 21, 1952 in Rybnik Civic Platform European People s Party o PhD in sociology, the Jagiellonian University in Kraków o : Lecturer at the University of Silesia o : Lecturer at the Jagiellonian University o : Mayor of Cieszyn o : Member of the Śląskie Provincial Assembly o : Leader of the Śląskie Provincial Executive o Since 2003: Member of CEMR/CCRE o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament EU Bugdet, regional development o : Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) o : Committee on Regional Development (REGI) o : Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo EP activity 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 18

19 Julia Pitera District: Masovian May 26, 1953 in Warsaw Civic Platform European People s Party o MA in Polish philology, the University of Warsaw o : Editor at the Polish National Television o : Chairman of the Board of the Transparency International Poland o and : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o : Secretary of State in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister and the Government Commissioner for Combating Corruption Internal affairs, international trade (preferred) o Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) o Committee on Development (DEVE) 19

20 Marek Plura District: Silesian July 18, 1970 in Racibórz Civic Platform European People s Party (preferred) 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 o : Councilor in the Katowice Municipal Council o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) Social policy, disability policy o Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) 20

21 Prof. Dariusz Rosati District: Lubusz and West Pomeranian Civic Platform European People s Party (preferred) EP activity August 8, 1946 in Radom o PhD in economics, the Warsaw School of Economics o : Expert of international organizations (UNIDO, World Bank, European Commission, International Labour Organization) o : Head of the CEE Section at UNECE o : Rector of Łazarski School of Commerce and Law in Warsaw o : Minister of Foreign Affairs o : Member of the European Parliament o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) Public finance, foreign policy, international trade o Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) o : Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) o : Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly 21

22 Jacek Saryusz-Wolski District: Lodz Civic Platform European People s Party September 19, 1948 in Łódź o PhD in economics, the University of Łódź o : Vice-Rector of the College of Europe, Bruges and Natolin o : Director of the European Union Institute at Collegium Civitas o : European Integration Adviser to the Prime Minister o : Head of the Office of the Committee on European Integration o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament Foreign policy, Eastern Partnership, energy policy o : Committee on Budgets (BUDG) o : Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) o Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU- Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation EP activity o : Vice President of the European Parliament o : 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) 22

23 Adam Szejnfeld District: Greater Poland November 13, 1958 in Kalisz Civic Platform European People s Party o MA in law, the University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznań o : Vice President of the Greater Poland Center of Education and Self-Government Studies Association in Poznań o Councilor and Mayor of the City and District of Szamocin o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o : Secretary of State at the Ministry of Economy Industrial & energy policy, entrepreneurship (preferred) o Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) o Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) 23

24 Róża Thun District: Lesser Poland and Swietokrzyskie April 13,1954 in Kraków Civic Platform European People s Party o MA in English philology, the Jagiellonian University in Kraków o : 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 o : Member of the Warsaw City Council o : Head of the European Commission Representation to Poland o Since 2009: Member of the European Parliament Internal market, consumer protection, digital agenda o : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) o : Delegation for relations with Israel o : Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean EP activity 2 reports, including Report on the Internal Market Scoreboard (2010) 24

25 Jarosław Wałęsa District: Pomeranian September 13, 1976 in Gdańsk Civic Platform European People s Party EP activity o BA in political science, College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts, USA o : Analyst at the Hudson Institute o : Assistant to Lech Wałęsa o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o Since 2009: Member of the European Parliament Maritime policy, foreign policy o : Committee on Fisheries (PECH) o : Committee on Petitions (PETI) o : Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee 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

26 Bogdan Wenta District: Lesser Poland and Swietokrzyskie November 19, 1961 in Szpęgawsk Civic Platform European People s Party o Marine High School Conradinum in Gdańsk o : Member of Poland s national handball team o : Coach assistant in SG Flensburg-Handewitt o : Coach of German handball club, SC Magdeburg o Since 2004: Polish national team head coach o No political or government experience Sport, education (preferred) o Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) 26

27 Bogdan Zdrojewski District: Lower Silesian and Opole Civic Platform European People s Party (preferred) May 18, 1957 in Kłodzko o MA in philosophy and culture studies, the University of Wrocław o : Research Assistant at the University of Economics in Wroclaw o : Mayor of Wrocław o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Senate) o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o : Minister of Culture Culture, metropolitan policy, defense o Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) o Subcommittee on Security and Defense (SEDE) 27

28 Tadeusz Zwiefka District: Kuyavian-Pomeranian December 28, 1954 in Tuchola Civic Platform European People s Party EP activity (to date) o MA in law, the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań o : Marketing director at Sunset Suits clothing company o : Editor and Anchor at the Polish National Television o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament o 2014: Head of the Civic Platform's European election campaign Legal affairs, EU treaties o : Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) o : Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee o : Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly 12 reports, including Report on improving access to justice: legal aid in cross-border civil and commercial disputes (2013) 28

29 Ryszard Czarnecki District: Greater Poland January 25, 1963 in London Law and Justice European Conservatives and Reformists o MA in history, the University of Wrocław o : Editor in Chief at Polsat TV o and : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o 1993: Deputy Minister of Culture o : Minister of European Affairs o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament Defense, national security, Eastern Partnership o : Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) o : Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) o : Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee EP activity (to date) o : 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) 29

30 Andrzej Duda District: Lesser Poland and Swietokrzyskie May 16, 1972 in Kraków Law and Justice European Conservatives and Reformists o PhD in law, the Jagiellonian University o : Research Assistant and Lecturer at the Jagiellonian University o : Advisor to the Parliamentary Club of Law and Justice o : Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Justice o : Undersecretary of State in the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland o 2010: Councilor in the Kraków City Council o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o 2014: Head of the Law and Justice s European election campaign Constitutional law (preferred) o Committe on Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) 30

31 Anna Fotyga District: Pomeranian January 12, 1957 in Lębork Law and Justice European Conservatives and Reformists o MA in economics, the University of Gdańsk o : Advisor to the World Bank projects o : Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board of Social Security Institution (ZUS) o : Member of the European Parliament o : Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chairwoman of the Committee for European Integration o : Chief of the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland o : Member of the National Security Council o 2011: Member of the Polish Parliament Foreign policy, national security (preferred) Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) EP activity (to date) o : Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) o : Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee 31

32 Beata Gosiewska District: Lesser Poland and Swietokrzyskie March 6, 1971 in Wysokie Mazowieckie Law and Justice European Conservatives and Reformists o Engineer s degree, the Warsaw University of Life Sciences o : Agricultural Market Agency o : Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture in Warsaw. o : Councilor in the Wola district council in Warsaw o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Senate) Agriculture, rural development (preferred) o Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) 32

33 Marek Gróbarczyk District: Lubusz and West Pomeranian March 13, 1968 in Nowy Sącz o Engineer s degree, the Gdynia Maritime University o : 4th class Mechanic on merchant vessels o : CEO of ZWRI Tarnów engineering company Law and Justice European Conservatives and Reformists EP activity (to date) o : Minister of Maritime Affairs o : Maritime affairs expert in the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland o Since 2009: Member of the European Parliament Maritime policy o : Committee on Fisheries (PECH) o : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China 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 33

34 Dawid Jackiewicz District: Lower Silesian and Opole Law and Justice European Conservatives and Reformists (preferred) March 18, 1973 in Wrocław o MA in social science, the University of Wrocław o : Marketing Manager at the advertising company "Adavis" and Head of the Wroclaw office of MP Jan Olszewski o : Councilor in the Wrocław City Council o : Deputy Mayor of Wrocław o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o 2007: Secretary of State in the Ministry of Treasury Industrial & energy policy o Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) 34

35 Marek Jurek District: Warsaw June 28, 1960 in Gorzów Wielkopolski Law and Justice European Conservatives and Reformists Education (preferred) o MA in history, the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań o Publicist at the catholic media o : Member of the National Broadcasting Council o and : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o : Speaker of the Parliament Foreign policy, social policy o Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) 35

36 Karol Karski District: Warmian-Masurian May 13, 1966 in Warsaw Law and Justice European Conservatives and Reformists o PhD in law, the University of Warsaw o Since 1990: Lecturer at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw o : Vice-Chairman and Chairman of the Warsaw City Council o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o 2007: Secretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs International law, foreign policy (preferred) o Committee on International Affairs (AFET) 36

37 Zdzisław Krasnodębski District: Warsaw April 11, 1953 in Choszczyn Law and Justice European Conservatives and Reformists (preferred) o PhD in social philosophy, the University of Warsaw o : Professor at the University of Kassel, Germany o Since 1995: Professor of the University of Bremen o From 2007 to 2009: Member of the Public Service at the Prime Minister s Office Foreign policy, Polish-German relations o Committee on International Affairs (AFET) 37

38 Zbigniew Kuźmiuk District: Masovian September 19, 1956 in Komorowo Law and Justice European Conservatives and Reformists o PhD in economy, the Warsaw School of Economy o : CEO at Tex company in Radom o : Director at Bakumar S.A. o : Councilor and Marshal in the Mazovian regional assembly o and since 2011: Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o : Member of the European Parliament Climate policy, CAP (preferred) EP activity (to date) o Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) o Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) o : Committee on Budgets (BUDG) o : Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee 38

39 Prof. Ryszard Legutko District: Lesser Poland and Swietokrzyskie December 24, 1949 in Kraków Law and Justice European Conservatives and Reformists o PhD in philosophy, the Jagiellonian University o Since 1998: Professor at the Jagiellonian University o : President of the Society for Education and Science Centre for Political Thought o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Senate) o : Secretary of State in the Office of President of the Republic of Poland o Since 2009: Member of the European Parliament Foreign policy, energy security o : Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) o : 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) 39

40 Stanisław Ożóg District: Subcarpathian May 27, 1953 in Sokołów Małopolski Law and Justice European Conservatives and Reformists o Engineer's degree, the Agricultural University of Krakow o : Mayor of Sokołów Małopolski o : Councilor in the Rzeszów District Council and District Head o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) Agriculture, metropolitan & local policy (preferred) o Committee on Agriculture and Regional Development (AGRI) o Committee on Regional Development (REGI) 40

41 Bolesław Piecha District: Silesian September 19, 1954 in Rybnik Law and Justice European Conservatives and Reformists o MD degree, the Medical University of Silesia o : Mining Healthcare Center in Jastrzębie-Zdroj. o : Healthcare Center in Rybnik o : Councilor in the City Council of Rybnik o : Secretary of State in the Ministry of Health o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Senate) Public health, climate policy (preferred) o Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) 41

42 Mirosław Piotrowski District: Lublin January 9, 1966 in Zielona Góra Law and Justice European Conservatives and Reformists o PhD in history, the Catholic University of Lublin o Since 1994: Assistant professor at the Catholic University of Lublin o : Head of the Modern History Department at the Catholic University of Lublin o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament Foreign policy o : Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) o : Delegation for relations with Japan 42

43 Tomasz Poręba District: Subcarpathian March 31,1973 in Grybów Law and Justice European Conservatives and Reformists o MA in history and political science, the Pedagogical University of Kraków o 2000: Assistant at the Office of the Prime Minister o : Assistant to the President of the Institute of National Remembrance o : Adviser to the Committee on Foreign Affairs at the European Parliament o Since 2009: Member of the European Parliament Foreign policy o : Committee on Regional Development (REGI) o : Delegation for relations with the countries of the Andean Community o : 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) 43

44 Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski District: Lower Silesian and Opole Law and Justice European Conservatives and Reformists (preferred) July 28, 1964 in Kielce o PhD in law, the University of Łódź o Lecturer at the University of Łódź o and : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o and : Minister of Culture Culture, education, foreign policy, constitutional law o Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) o Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) 44

45 Jadwiga Wiśniewska District: Silesian July 2, 1963 in Myszków Law and Justice European Conservatives and Reformists (preferred) o Degree in pedagogics, the Pedagogical University in Czestochowa o Teacher at the elementary school in Gniazdów o : Director of the elementary school in Gniazdów : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) Education, public health o Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) o Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) 45

46 Janusz Wojciechowski District: Lodz December 6, 1954 in Rawa Mazowiecka o MA in law, the University of Łódź o : Judge of the Rawa Mazowiecka regional court, Skierniewice provincial court and Warsaw court of appeal o : President of the Supreme Chamber of Control Law and Justice European Conservatives and Reformists o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm ) o : Observer in the European Parliament o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament Agriculture, CAP, budgetary policy EP activity (to date) o : Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) o : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) o : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Vice- Chairman o Reports 3, including Report on the protection of animals during transport (2012) 46

47 Kosma Złotowski District: Kuyavian-Pomeranian January 14, 1964 in Bydgoszcz Law and Justice European Conservatives and Reformists o MA in Polish philology, the University of Warsaw o MBA, Dominican University in Illinois, USA o : Assistant at the Pedagogical University of Bydgoszcz o : Entrepreneur o : Mayor of Bydgoszcz o : Member of Bydgoszcz City Council o and : Member of the Polish Parliament (Senate) o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) Digital agenda, metropolitan policy (preferred) o Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) 47

48 Lidia Geringer de Oedenberg District: Lower Silesian and Opole Democratic Left Alliance Socialists and Democrats professionaol (preferred) EP activity (to date) September 12, 1957 in Wrocław o Degree in management and information, the Wrocław University of Economics o : Chairwoman of the EFA Association in Geneva o : General Directorof the Wrocław Philharmonic o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament Digital agenda, employment policy o : Committee on Regional Development (REGI) o : Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) o : Committee on Petitions (PETI) o : Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia o : 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) 48

49 Prof. Adam Gierek District: Silesian April 17, 1938 in Zwartberg, Limburg, Belgium Democratic Left Alliance Socialists and Democrats EP activity (to date) o PhD in engineering, the Silesian University of Technology o : 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 o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Senate) o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament Industrial & energy policy, innovation o : Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) o : Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) o : Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee 2 reports, including Report on Putting knowledge into practice: A broadbased innovation strategy for the EU (2007) 49

50 Bogusław Liberadzki District: Lubusz and West Pomeranian Democratic Left Alliance Socialists and Democrats Education EP activity (to date) September 12, 1948 in Sochaczew o PhD in economics, the Warsaw School of Economics o Since 1971: Head of the Transport Department of the Warsaw School of Economics o : Fulbright scholar at the Illinois University o : Director of the Transport Economics Research Institute in Warsaw o : Deputy Minister of Transport and Maritime Affairs o : Minister of Transport and Maritime Affairs o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament Transport & industrial policy o : Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) o 2004: Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (TRAN) 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) 50

51 Krystyna Łybacka District: Greater Poland February 10, 1946 in Jutrosin Democratic Left Alliance Socialists and Democrats 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 : Technical and Academic Secretary of the Polish Mathematical Society o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o : Minister for National Education and Sport Education, research and innovation (preferred) o Committee on Culture and Education (CULT ) o Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) 51

52 Janusz Zemke District: Kuyavian-Pomeranian February 24, 1949 in Kowalewo Democratic Left Alliance Socialists and Democrats o PhD in political science, the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń o : Lecturer at the Bydgoszcz University of Technology and Agriculture o : Policy officer for the Polish United Workers' Party o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o : Secretary of State and Deputy Minister of National Defense o Since 2009: Member of the European Parliament National defense, foreign policy o : Subcommittee on Security and Defense (SEDE) o : 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) 52

53 Robert Iwaszkiewicz District: Lower Silesian and Opole 1962 in Wrocław o Engineer s degree in agricultural construction o Since 1987: Entrepreneur o No political or government experience New Right (preferred) Entrepreneurship o Unknown 53

54 Janusz Korwin-Mikke District: Silesian October 27, 1942 in Warsaw New Right o MA in philosophy, the University of Warsaw o : Research Assistant at the Institute of Road Transport and at the University of Warsaw o s: Professional bridge player o : Publisher of the Najwyższy Czas! magazine o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o Presidential candidate in 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010 o No significant government experience National security, economy (preferred) o Unknown 54

55 Michał Marusik District: Warsaw September 26, 1951 in Skrzynki o Degree in chemistry, Technical School in Tomaszów Mazowiecki o Technician at the Gdańsk Refinery o No political or government experience New Right (preferred) Unknown o Unknown 55

56 Stanisław Żółtek District: Lesser Poland and Swietokrzyski May 7, 1956 in Kraków o Studied mathematics at the Jagiellonian University o : Entrepreneur o : Councilor in the Kraków City Council o : Vice President of Kraków New Right Scope of interest (preferred) Family and social policy, economy o He seeks to establish a special to review the EU legislation 56

57 Andrzej Grzyb District: Greater Poland Polish People s Party European People s Party EP activity (to date) August 23, 1965 in Siedlików o Engineer degree, the Poznań Agricultural Academy o : Head of Office at the Ostrzeszów County Council : Leader of Ostrzeszów County Executive o and and : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o : Observer in the European Parliament o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament Energy security, enterprenourship, democracy promotion o : Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) (Vice-Chair) o : Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) o : Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee o : Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), Vice-Chair 57

Krzysztof Hetman District: Lublin Polish People s Party European People s Party (preferred) June 27, 1974 in Lublin o MA in political science, the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin o

58 Krzysztof Hetman District: Lublin Polish People s Party European People s Party (preferred) June 27, 1974 in Lublin o MA in political science, the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin o : Deputy Director and Director of the Regional Development Department at the Marshal s Office of Lubelskie Province o : Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Regional Development o : Marshal of Lubelskie Province Regional development o Committee on Regional Development(REGI) o Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) 58

59 Jarosław Kalinowski District: Masovian Polish People s Party European People s Party April 12, 1962 in Wyszków o Degree in animal husbandry, the Warsaw University of Life Sciences o Since 1986: Farm owner and farmer o : Mayor of the municipality of Somianka o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o : Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development o Since 2009: Member of the European Parliament Agriculture, rural development, CAP o : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) o : Delegation for relations with Iraq 59

60 Czesław Siekierski District: Lesser Poland and Swietokrzyskie October 8, 1952 in Stopnica Polish People s Party European People s Party EP activity (to date) o PhD in economics and agricultural studies, the Warsaw University of Life Sciences o : Director of the Agricultural Assistance Programs Foundation o : Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) o : Secretary of State at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development o : Observer in the European Parliament o Since 2004: Member of the European Parliament Agriculture, rural development, CAP o 2004: Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) o : Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) o : Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China 2 reports, including Report on the future of small agricultural holdings (2014) 60

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