Richard CZARNECKI

Vice President, European Parliament

Professional career

1988-1990 - Journalist in London (Polish Daily) (private sector (other areas))

1990-1991 - Journalist in Poland (GŁOS, Wiadomości Dnia, Dziennik Dolnośląski) (private sector (other areas))

1993-1997 - TV Polsat (private sector (other areas))

2001-2004 - President of the Institute for European Studies and Law (private sector (other areas))

2004-... - Member of the European Parliament (EU institution (other areas))

Offices held in a political party or national trade union

1991-1993 - Spokesperson for the Christian National Union (ZChN)

1993-1994 - Vice President of the ZChN

1994-1996 - President of the ZChN

1996-1999 - Member of the ZChN Central Council

2004-2007 - Member of the Policy Council of the Self-Defence party

2011-... - Member of the Policy Committee of the Law and Justice party (PiS)

Offices held in a national parliament

1991-1993 - Member of the Polish Parliament, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Culture and Media

1997-2001 - Member of the Polish Parliament, Chair of the Committee on Liaison with Poles Abroad (1999-2001), Vice-Chair of the Special Committee on EU Affairs (2000-2001)

Offices held in a national government

1993-1993 - Deputy Minister of Culture and Art

1997-1998 - Minister, Chair of the Committee on European Integration

1998-1999 - Minister, member of the Council of Ministers

Offices held in an international political party organisation or an international trade union organisation

2011-... - Member of the Council of the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists

Offices held in the EU institutions

2004-2009 - Member of the European Parliament

01/07/2009-... - Member of the European Parliament