AndrzejWielowieyski

General Data

 * Born on 16 December 1927, Warszawa
 * Country: Poland
 * Political Group: Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Party: Partia Demokratyczna

Functions in European Parliament

 * 01/09/2008 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Constitutional Affairs (Member)
 * 01/09/2008 - 13/07/2009 : Committee on Foreign Affairs (Member)
 * 04/09/2008 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation for relations with the United States (Substitute)
 * 22/09/2008 - 13/07/2009 : Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (Member)

Curriculum Vitae

 * Member of the resistance and the Armia Krajowa partisan forces (1942-1945)
 * Trainee at the Radomsko forestry office (1942-1943)
 * Accountant, 'Bratnia Pomoc Studentow' students' association (1946-1947)
 * Administrator, inspector in the Ministry of Finance (1948-1953)
 * Planning officer in the Workers' Housing Department (1953-1955)
 * Head of department, Warsaw Municipal Economic Planning Committee (1956-1962)
 * Head of department, editorial board of the 'Więź' monthly review (1971-1989)
 * General Secretary of the Catholic Intellectuals' Club (KIK) (1971-1989)
 * Director of the Solidarność Centre for Socio-Professional Studies (OPSZ) (1981)
 * Member of the National Executive of the Democratic Union/Freedom Union/Democratic Party (1991-2008)
 * Member of Warsaw City Council (1993-1995)
 * Deputy Speaker of the Senate and Vice-Chairman of the Citizens' Parliamentary Group (OKP) within the Senate (1989-1990)
 * Vice-chairman of the Committee on Financial Affairs, member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, head of the Polish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Central European Initiative (1990-2001)
 * Senator, vice-chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, member of the Committee on European Integration (2001-2005)
 * Member of the Political Affairs Committee and the Committee on Economic Affairs and Development of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1993-2005)
 * Chairman of the Subcommittee on Strengthening Democratic Institutions, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2002-2004)
 * Vice-chairman, and subsequently chairman, of the Polish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1993)
 * Chairman of the 'Metropolia Warszawa' association of Warsaw municipalities (1999-2008)
 * Chairman of the Polish Council of the European Movement (1993-2002)
 * Decorations: Cross of Valour, Partisan Cross, Silver Cross of Merit with Swords, Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Knight of the Legion of Honour (France)

Votes

 * 06/05/2009 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 2nd reading 22.2/100
 * 26/03/2009 - Rapport Lambrinidis on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet 100.0/100
 * 24/09/2008 - Directives reforming the EU's regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (telecoms package), 1st reading 37.5/100

Positions
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