Jan Olbrycht
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Jan Olbrycht
Jan Olbrycht (born on 21 September 1952 in Rybnik) is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Silesian Voivodship with the Platforma Obywatelska, part of the European People's Party and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Regional Development.
Olbrycht is a substitute for the Committee on Transport and Tourism, substitute for the Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee.
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[edit] Education
- 1984: Doctor of Sociology, Jagiellonian University
- Lecturer
[edit] Career
- 2002-2004: Chairman of the Policy Council of the Social Movement
- since 2004: Member of the National Council of the Citizens' Platform
- 1990-1998: Mayor, member of the town council in Cieszyn
- 1998-2004: Regional Councillor of the Voivodship of Silesia
- 1998-2002: Marshal of the Silesian Voivodship
- 1995-2001: Vice-Chairman of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions
- 2000-2004: Member of the Organisation of the Assembly of European Regions (ARE)
- 2004: Member of the World Council of United Cities and Local Governments
- 2000-2004: Member of the National Council for Regional Policy
- since 2003: Member of the Committee for National Spatial Planning, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN)
[edit] Decorations
- Knight's Cross of the Order of Poland Reborn
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Poland)
[edit] External links
- Official website of Jan Olbrycht: www.janolbrycht.pl
- His page on the EU delegation of the Platforma Obywatelska
- another page about him
- European Parliament biography of Jan Olbrycht (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions)
- Declaration of financial interests (in Polish;
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