Czesław Adam Siekierski (born 8 October 1952) is a Polish politician who was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), between 2004 and 2019, for the Lesser Poland Voivodship & Swietokrzyskie Voivodship with the Polish People's Party, part of the European People's Party. On 7 July 2014, Czesław Siekierski was elected Chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
Czesław Siekierski | |
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.jpg) Siekierski in 2023 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | |
| Assumed office 13 December 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
| Preceded by | Anna Gembicka |
| Member of the Sejm | |
| Assumed office 9 August 2019 | |
| In office 20 October 1997 – 19 July 2004 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 20 July 2004 – 1 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Czesław Adam Siekierski 8 October 1952 Stopnica, Poland |
| Political party | Polish People's Party |
Siekierski is a member of the Conference of Committee Chairs and Delegation for relations with Canada and a substitute for the Committee on Budgetary Control and Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China.
Education
edit- 1976: Master's in Engineering
- 1986: Doctor of Economic-Agricultural Studies
Career
edit- since 1976: Lecturer at the Warsaw Agricultural University
- 1994-1998: Director of the Foundation of Assistance Programmes for Agriculture (FAPA)
- 1971-1977: Chairman of the Council of the University Union of Polish Students
- 1981-1982: Head of the Chief Organising Section of the United Peasants' Party (ZSL)
- 1999-2002: Secretary to the Chief Executive Committee of the Polish Peasants' Party (PSL)
- 1986-1990: Regional councillor on the National Warsaw-Mokotów Council
- 2001-2003: Secretary of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
- 1997-2004: Member of Parliament of the Polish Republic
- 1997-2001: Vice-Chairman of the Economic Committee
- 2003-2004: Observer to the EP
- since 1978: Active member of the Association of Engineers and Agricultural Technicians (since 1977) and of the Polish Economic Society
Decorations
edit- 1997: Knight's Cross of the Order of Poland Reborn[citation needed]
See also
editExternal links
edit- Official website
- Personal profile of Czesław Siekierski in the European Parliament's database of members
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