Krzysztof Tchórzewski
Krzysztof Tchórzewski | |
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Minister of Energy | |
Assumed office 1 December 2015 | |
President | Andrzej Duda |
Prime Minister | Beata Szydło |
Member of the Sejm | |
Assumed office 25 September 2005 | |
Constituency | 18 – Siedlce |
Personal details | |
Born |
Rzążew | 19 May 1950
Political party | Law and Justice |
Krzysztof Tchórzewski (born May 19, 1950 in Rzążew) is a Polish engineer and politician. He serves as the Minister of Energy in the cabinet of Beata Szydło (since 1 December 2015). Prior to this, Tchórzewski was a minister without portfolio.
In the 80s Tchórzewski was part of the anti-communist opposition. He was the chairman of Siedlce branch of the Solidarity from 1981. From 1990 to 1992 he was the provincial governor of the Siedlce Voivodeship. He held various significant positions in the public and private sectors, including as Deputy Transport Minister (1997-2001), Deputy Economy Minister (2005), and PKP Energetyka Economic Director (2002). Tchórzewski has been awarded the Silver Cross of Merit (1987), the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2001), and the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2005).[1]
He was elected to the Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 8516 votes in 18 Siedlce district, as a candidate on the Law and Justice list. He was also a member of Sejm 1991–1993 and Sejm 1997–2001. In 1974 he graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biernacki, Krzysztof. "Krzysztof Tchórzewski". Encyklopedia Solidarności. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
See also
External links
- Krzysztof Tchórzewski - parliamentary page - includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches.