Marek Aleksander Czarnecki (born 22 March 1959 in

Chorzów Chorzów ( ; ; german: link=no, Königshütte ; szl, Chorzōw) is a city in the Silesia region of southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central cities of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – a metropolis with a population ...

) is a

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and was from 2004 to 2009 a

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(MEP) for the

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with the

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, and was therefore a

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in the

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. Czarnecki sat on the

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, and was a substitute for the

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and a member of the Delegation for relations with Israel. Chairman of the Group on South Asia - "South Asia Peace Forum" in the European Parliament.

Education

* Master of Law from the Faculty of Law and Administration at the

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(1986) * 1983: graduate of the department of Journalism and Political Studies at the

Career

* 1989-1993: Articled to the bench (1986-1988), articled barrister * 1997-1998: Voivode of the sub-region of Bialskopodlaski * 1999-2000: Chairman RUCH S.A * 2001: Vice-Chairman of the Military Property Agency *

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with 'Czarnecki & Bagińska, Barristers and Legal Advisers' sp.k

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* * * 1959 births Living people People from Chorzów Democratic Party – demokraci.pl politicians Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland MEPs MEPs for Poland 2004–2009 {{Poland-MEP-stub

Education

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