Sławomir Nowak

Sławomir Ryszard Nowak (born 11 December 1974 in Gdańsk) is a Polish politician and a state official in Ukraine. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 9,061 votes in 25 Gdańsk district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list.

Sławomir Nowak
Minister of Transport, Construction and Marine Economy of Poland
In office
18 November 2011 – 27 November 2013
PresidentBronisław Komorowski
Prime MinisterDonald Tusk
Preceded byCezary Grabarczyk
Succeeded byZbigniew Rynasiewicz (Acting)
ConstituencyGdańsk
Member of the Sejm
In office
8 November 2011 – 2015
In office
24 June 2004 – 20 October 2010
Succeeded byJan Kulas
Acting Head of the State Road Agency of Ukraine
In office
19 October 2016 – 1 October 2019
Prime MinisterVolodymyr Groysman, Oleksiy Honcharuk
Personal details
Born (1974-12-11) 11 December 1974
Gdańsk, Poland
Political partyLiberal Democratic Congress (1993-1994)
Freedom Union (1994-2001)
Civic Platform (2001–)
SpouseMonika Nowak
ChildrenJulian, Natalia
Alma materUniversity of Gdańsk
Maritime Academy of Gdynia
ProfessionPolitical scientist

He was also a member of Sejm 2001-2005.

Nowak served as head of the electoral staff of a candidate for President of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski, during the 2010 presidential election.

From 18 November 2011 to 27 November 2013 he served as Minister of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy.

On 24 October 2016 he was appointed chief of Ukrainian transport agency Ukravtodor and awarded Ukrainian citizenship.[1][2] He was dismissed from the post of Ukravtodor's head in September 2019.[3]

On 20 July 2020 Nowak was arrested by Poland's Central Anticorruption Bureau (after a joint investigation with the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine[4]) on suspicion of corruption, management of an organized criminal group, and money laundering.[5] According to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine Ukravtodor officials had "created a criminal organization whose activities were aimed at embezzling funds allocated by international organizations for road repairs in Ukraine."[6]

See also

References
  1. Another player for team of foreign officials working in Ukraine, UNIAN (25 October 2016)
  2. "Sławomir Nowak przyjął obywatelstwo Ukrainy".
  3. Poland's Anti-Corruption Bureau detains ex-minister who worked for Ukravtodor, UNIAN (20 July 2020)
  4. Ukraine's NABU unveils details of detention of Ukravtodor's ex-head (Video), UNIAN (20 July 2020)
  5. Poland's Anti-Corruption Bureau detains ex-minister who worked for Ukravtodor, UNIAN (20 July 2020)
  6. Ukraine's NABU unveils details of detention of Ukravtodor's ex-head (Video), UNIAN (20 July 2020)


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