Janusz Czesław Wojciechowski (born 6 December 1954) is a

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and was a long-standing

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, elected from the Lodz Voivodship representing the

Polish People's Party The Polish People's Party ( pl, Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe, PSL) is an agrarian political party in Poland. It is currently led by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. Its history traces back to 1895, when it held the name People's Party, although it ...

(PSL) (2004–2006), the Polish People's Party "Piast" (PSL "Piast") (2006–2010) and, lately,

Law and Justice Law and Justice ( pl, Prawo i Sprawiedliwość , PiS) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Poland. Its chairman is Jarosław Kaczyński. It was founded in 2001 by Jarosław and Lech Kaczyński as a direct su ...

(since 2010). In 2016, he left the parliament to become a member of the

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. Since 2019 he has been the

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. Wojciechowski was member of United People's Party, a Member of the Bureau of the

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(EPP) from 2004 to 2006 and was vice-chair of the

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. Wojciechowski was dismissed from his PSL party following his decision to leave the EPP for the

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EU parliamentary grouping. Wojciechowski was a substitute for the

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and a member of the Delegation to the EU-

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, EU-

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and EU-

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Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with

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and

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. He ran on the Law and Justice list in the 2009 election, despite not being a party member. In November 2010, he joined Law and Justice.

Career

* 1977–1980: Articled to the public prosecutor * 1980–1993: Judge on the district court of Rawa Mazowiecka, judge on the provincial court of Skierniewice, judge on the appellate court of Warsaw * 1995–2001: President of the Supreme Chamber of Control * 1993–1995, 2001–2004: Member of Parliament of the Polish Republic * 1994–1995: Under-secretary of State at the Cabinet Office for legislative affairs * 1995–1999: Member of the Administration of EUROSAI – European Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions * 2001–2004: Vice-marshal of the Parliament of the Republic of Poland, Chairman of the Codifying Changes Committee * 2003-2002: Member of the Chief Executive Committee of the Polish People's Party (PSL) * 2004–2005: Chairman PSL * 2003–2004: Observer to the EP * 2004-2016: Member of the EP * 2016-2019: Member of the European Court of Auditors * 2019-: European Commissioner for Agriculture

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wojciechowski, Janusz 1954 births Law and Justice MEPs Living people Deputy Marshals of the Sejm of the Third Polish Republic MEPs for Poland 2004 MEPs for Poland 2004–2009 MEPs for Poland 2009–2014 MEPs for Poland 2014–2019 People from Rawa Mazowiecka Polish People's Party "Piast" politicians Polish People's Party MEPs University of Łódź alumni European Commissioners 2019–2024

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