Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk

Szymon Andrzej Szynkowski vel Sęk (born 24 November 1982 in Poznań) is a Polish politician, member of Sejm and Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk
(2016)
Secretary of State for Polish Community Abroad, European Policy and Public Diplomacy
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 June 2018
Prime Minister	Mateusz Morawiecki
Personal details
Born	24 November 1982 Poznań, Poland
Political party	Law and Justice
Alma mater	Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

Biography

Szynkowski vel Sęk graduated from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań with a degree in international relations (2006). Between 2003 and 2004, he was studying at Osnabrück University.[1]

From 2006 to 2015, he served as city councillor in Poznań. He has been the founder and president (2012–2016) of Project Poznań, a local think-tank. In 2015–2016, he was Poznań's delegate to the Board of the Association of Polish Cities.[1]

From 2004 to 2015, he was assistant of Jacek Tomczak, Marcin Libicki, Konrad Szymański, Ryszard Czarnecki, members of the European Parliament.[2]

In 2015 he was elected member of the Polish Sejm.[3] He sits on the Sejm's European Union and Foreign Affairs Committees, and chaired the Polish-German Parliamentary Group.[4]

On 1 June 2018 Szynkowski vel Sęk was appointed Secretary of State for the Polish Community Abroad, European Policy and Public Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1]

References

1. "Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk". Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
2. Zabawny, Zenon (2010-11-23). "Oni będą rządzić Poznaniem – sprawdź, kim są nowi radni". poznan.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-06-02.
3. "PKW | Wybory do Sejmu RP i Senatu RP". parlament2015.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-06-02.
4. "Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk". www.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-06-02.