Wiesław Stefan Kuc (born 2 September 1949 in

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) is a

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and

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(MEP) for LU, is the

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and agriculture expert of EP delegation of

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and sits on the

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like the other members of his party, but on 1 December 2004, he joine

the Party of European Socialists, Socialist Group together with Bogdan Golik. He rejoined his Samoobrona colleagues in the

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group in December 2006, leaving Golik alone with the Socialists. Kuc is a substitute for the

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and a member of the Delegation to the EU-

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Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Biography

* Master of Engineering specialising in

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consultancy from the Warsaw Agricultural University, Department of Agriculture * 1973: Started working at the Institute of Applied Mathematics and Statistics at the

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* Whilst working as a teacher, completed a year's educational training at

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* 1978-1984: head specialist in the National Association of Agricultural Circles and Organisations * Until 1986, he worked at the Bureau for Youth Affairs of the Cabinet Office * Department director at the Patent Office, taking up a similar position at the Export Development Bank S.A in 1988. * From 1991 to 1997, he worked in the Bank Handlowo-Kredytowy, Merkury Bank S.A., Prosper Bank, Bank Staropolski S.A and the KIB Bank in the

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. * Set up own business in 1997 * Chairman of the board of ESBEO Sp. z o.o and Wisla Consulting Sp. z o.o * 2003: President of the Bialski Furniture Company S.A * Gained varied professional experience abroad in fields such as agriculture, banking, human resources management in: USA, the Netherlands, Turkey, Austria, Denmark, Hungary, Ukraine, Bulgaria, United Kingdom.

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