Polish politician, historian, entrepreneur, and defense executive specializing in international relations, European Union policy, foreign affairs, and parliamentary governance.
His career in public service spans multiple legislative terms and key executive appointments. He serves as Secretary of State in the Ministry of National Defence and Vice-Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, where he represents Poland 2050 (Szymon Hołownia) as a key advisor on international and EU policy. A member of the Polish Sejm across several terms (I, V, VI, IX, and X) and a former Member of the European Parliament (2009–2014), his previous parliamentary leadership includes serving as Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee during the V Sejm. Active in anti-communist opposition publishing in his youth, he participated in the Round Table discussions on higher education reform and served in 1989 as one of the first Solidarity-affiliated officials in the Ministry of National Education. Outside of politics, his career includes business consulting and academic work at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics.