Jacek Saryusz-Wolski
Jacek Saryusz-Wolski was born 19 September 1948 in Łódź. He is a Polish diplomat, politician and a Member of the European Parliament (elected 3 times). He served as Vice President of the European Parliament betwee 2004 and 2007.
Education
Jacek Saryusz-Wolski was a professor at the University of Łódź and he is an expert on European Communities.
Political Career
Jacek Saryusz-Wolski was nominated the first Polish plenipotentiary for European integration and foreign aids when this office was created in 1991 by the prime minister Jan Krzysztof Bielecki. Jacek Saryusz-Wolski held this position till 1996, despite the frequent government changes. He returned to the government in 2000, when the prime minister Jerzy Buzek has nominated him a secretary in the European Integration Committee (Komitet Integracji Europejskiej). Jacek Saryusz-Wolski played an extremely important role in the negotiations in Nice in 2000.
He was elected as a Member of European Parliament on 13 June 2004, as a candidate of Civic Platform receiving 66,589 votes (that is 16,92%, the best result in the region). He was reelected twice - in 2009 and 20014. On 20 July 2004 he was elected a Vice President of the European Parliament, and was at the position till 16 January 2007. In March 2006, Saryusz-Wolski was elected Vice President of the European People's Party for a three-year term.
