Marek Sawicki

Marek Wacław Sawicki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmarɛk saˈvʲitskʲi]; born 8 April 1958) is a Polish politician who has been serving as a member of the Sejm since 1993. He also served as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development on two occasions.

Marek Sawicki
Sejm Chair of the Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation Commission
Assumed office
13 November 2019
DeputyArkadiusz Marchewka (KO)
Jerzy Materna (PiS)
Artur Szałabawka (PiS)
Jerzy Wilk (PiS)
Preceded byPosition established
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
In office
17 March 2014 – 16 November 2015
PresidentBronisław Komorowski
Prime MinisterDonald Tusk
Ewa Kopacz
Preceded byStanisław Kalemba
Succeeded byKrzysztof Jurgiel
In office
16 November 2007 – 26 July 2012
PresidentLech Kaczyński
Bronisław Komorowski (Acting)
Bogdan Borusewicz (Acting)
Grzegorz Schetyna (Acting)
Bronisław Komorowski
Prime MinisterDonald Tusk
Preceded byWojciech Mojzesowicz
Succeeded byStanisław Kalemba
Member of the Sejm
Assumed office
14 October 1993
Constituency18 – Siedlce
Personal details
Born (1958-04-08) 8 April 1958
Sawice-Dwór, Poland
Political partyPolish People's Party

Education and early career

Sawicki studied agriculture.[1] He later spent two years teaching and worked at the Ministry of Telecommunications.[2]

Political career

Sawicki was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, receiving 6527 votes in 18 Siedlce district as a candidate on the Polish People's Party list. He later served as a member of Sejm 1993-1997, Sejm 1997-2001, and Sejm 2001-2005.

Sawicki was first appointed to the post of Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development on 16 November 2007 and left on 26 July 2012. On 17 March 2014 he then took over from Stanisław Kalemba and served until the Cabinet of Beata Szydło was sworn in on 16 November 2015. When Poland held the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2011, he chaired the Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH). In December 2011, the AGRIFISH under the presidency of Sawicki adopted a decision authorizing the signing of an anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA).[3]

See also

References
  1. Poland’s movers and shakers European Voice, 22 June 2011.
  2. Poland’s movers and shakers European Voice, 22 June 2011.
  3. "PRESS RELEASE 3137th Council meeting Agriculture and Fisheries" (PDF). 15–16 December 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-24.


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