Marek Siwiec

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Marek Siwiec, MEP

Marek Siwiec (born 13 March 1955, Piekary Sląskie) is an MEP (2004- ) elected from the former Polish coalition of two centre-left political parties called Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej-Unia Pracy (Democratic Left Alliance-Labor Union).^[1] He served as Vice-Chairman of the European Parliament, a substitute member for relations with Israel, and also is Vice-Chairman of European Friends of Israel (EFI).^[2]

Affiliations

Vice-Chairman:

European Friends of Israel

Parliamentary Affiliations

Chair:

21.09.2004 / 14.02.2007 : Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

Vice-President:

16.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : European Parliament

16.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Parliament's Bureau

Member:

20.07.2004 / 13.07.2009 : Socialist Group in the European Parliament

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

15.09.2004 / 20.09.2004 : Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

22.09.2004 / 14.02.2007 : Conference of Delegation Chairmen

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs

15.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

14.07.2009 / ... : Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on Foreign Affairs

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly

Substitute:

21.07.2004 / 14.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence

21.07.2004 / 29.08.2004 : Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

15.09.2004 / 13.03.2007 : Delegation for relations with Israel

19.01.2006 / 14.02.2007 : Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners

15.01.2007 / 30.01.2007 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence

31.01.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Subcommittee on Security and Defence

14.03.2007 / 13.07.2009 : Delegation for relations with Israel

16.07.2009 / ... : Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

16.09.2009 / ... : Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia

08.10.2009 / ... : Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis^[3]

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Nothing to declare.^[4]

Record of Parliamentary Votes

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

Master of Engineering, University of Mining and Metallurgy in Kraków (AGH) (1980).
Post-graduate study in journalism at the Academy of Social Sciences - Centre for Education of the Foreign Service (1989).
Assistant at the Electronics Institute of AGH (1980-1982).
Traineeship with the GAS & Fuel Corporation of Victoria, Australia (1981-1982).
Editor-in-chief of the bi-monthly 'Student' (1985-1987), weekly 'ITD' (1987-1990) and the daily 'Trybuna' (1990-1991).
Member of Parliament of the Polish Republic (1991-1997).
Spokesman for the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) Parliamentary Party (1993).
Member of the National Council for Radio and Television (1993-1996).
Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1993-1996).
Secretary of State at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland (1996-2004).
Chief of the National Security Office.
Vice-Chairman of the Consultative Committee of the Presidents of Poland and Ukraine (1997-2004).
Secretary of the National Security Council (2000-2004) head of the Polish Association of Friends of the Peres Centre for Peace.
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Foundation to Counter Terrorism and Biological Threats.
Member of the National Administration of the SLD.
Head of the national delegation to the PSE in the EP.
Honours: Officer's Cross of the Legion of Honour (1996, F); Order of Gedymin (1997, LT), Cavaliere di Gran Croce (1997, I), Ordem do Merito (1997, P), Ordre de Leopold (1999, B); National Order of Merit (2000, F); Ubique Patriae Memor (2002, BR); Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (2003, LT); Virtutea Militara (2003, RO); Royal Victorian Order (2004, GB); Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 4th and 3rd Class (1997, 2004, UA).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

13E102

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45653

Fax

+32 (0)2 28 49653

Email:

marek.siwiec AT europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.mareksiwiec.pl

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

EFI, Executive Committe EP, accessed 05 December 2010.
European Parliament, Oświadczenia o korzyściach finansowych posłow: Marek Siwiec, 14 January 2009, accessed 23 April 2009.
European Parliament, MEP Directory: Marek Siwiec, accessed 23 April 2009.
European Parliament, MEP Directory: Marek Siwiec, accessed 05 December 2010.

Notes

↑ European Parliament, MEP Directory: Marek Siwiec, accessed 05 December 2010.
↑ EFI, Executive Committe EP, accessed 05 December 2010.
↑ European Parliament, MEP Directory: Marek Siwiec, accessed 05 December 2010.
↑ European Parliament, Oświadczenia o korzyściach finansowych posłow: Marek Siwiec, 14 January 2009, accessed 23 April 2009.

[1] European Parliament, MEP Directory: Marek Siwiec, accessed 05 December 2010.

[2] EFI, Executive Committe EP, accessed 05 December 2010.

[3] European Parliament, MEP Directory: Marek Siwiec, accessed 05 December 2010.

[4] European Parliament, Oświadczenia o korzyściach finansowych posłow: Marek Siwiec, 14 January 2009, accessed 23 April 2009.

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