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
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Resources

Notes

  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.