Konrad Krzysztof Szymański (born 6 December 1969) is a Polish politician who was Minister for European Affairs from 2015 to 2022.

Biography

Szymański was growing up in Kalisz. He earned a Master of Law at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań in 1995. He was an advisor to the Deputy Marshall of the

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from 1999 to 2000, subsequently serving in the Political Cabinet of the

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. From 2004 to 2014, he was a

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for the Lower Silesian Voivodship & Opole Voivodship with the

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party, part of the European Conservatives and Reformists group. Szymański sat on the

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's Committee on Foreign Affairs and its Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.European Parliament, Your MEPs, Konrad Szymański
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and a member of the delegation for relations with Belarus. In 2013 and 2014, Polityka and Rzeczpospolita respectively voted him one of the best Polish members of the European Parliament. On 9 November 2015, Szymański was appointed the Polish Secretary of State for European Affairs at the

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. He resigned in October 2022.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Szymanski, Konrad 1969 births Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań alumni Living people Government ministers of Poland Politicians from Kalisz Law and Justice MEPs MEPs for Poland 2004–2009 MEPs for Poland 2009–2014