Mieczysław Edmund Janowski (born 16 November 1947 in

Zduńska Wola Zduńska Wola is a city in central Poland with 40,730 inhabitants (2021). It is the seat of Zduńska Wola County in the Łódź Voivodeship. The city was once one of the largest cloth, linen and cotton weaving centres in Poland and is the birthp ...

) is a

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and

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(MEP) for the

Subcarpathian Voivodship Subcarpathian Voivodeship or Subcarpathia Province (in pl, Województwo podkarpackie ) is a voivodeship, or province, in the southeastern corner of Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów. Along with the Marshall, it is ...

with the

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 ...

, part of the Union for a Europe of Nations. He sits on the

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. Janowski is a substitute for the

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and the

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. Janowski is also a member of the Delegation for relations with

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

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and Norway and to the

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(EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Education

* 1972:

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Engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

Warsaw

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* graduate of the Dept * 1972: of Pedagogy, Warsaw

* 1980: Doctor of Engineering, Rzeszów

Career

* 1972-1973: Design specialist at WSK PZL - Rzeszów * 1973-1982: Lecturer at the Rzeszów

* since 1980: Member of the independent self-governing trade union NSZZ Solidarność * 1998-2003: Member of Solidarity Election Action - Social Movement (RS AWS) * 1990-1998: Councillor * 1991-1999:

Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

Rzeszów Rzeszów ( , ; la, Resovia; yi, ריישא ''Raisha'')) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów has been the capital of the Subcarpathian Vo ...

* 2001-2004: Senator of the Republic of Poland, Chairman of the Committee for Territorial Autonomy and State Administration, member of the Committee on National Economy (1997-2001), Vice-chairman Committee for Territorial Autonomy and State Administration, member of the Committee on Environmental Protection * 1994-1998: Delegate to the Local Chamber of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the

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* Member of the Association of Polish Engineers and Mechanical Technicians * Member of the National League, Catholic Action, Polish Community

Decorations

* Bronze Cross of Merit

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* * 1947 births Living people People from Zduńska Wola People from Rzeszów Members of the Senate of Poland 1997–2001 Members of the Senate of Poland 2001–2005 Law and Justice MEPs MEPs for Poland 2004–2009 {{Poland-MEP-stub

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