Piotr Nowina-Konopka
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Piotr Nowina-Konopka, Ph.D, M.Sc. (Econ) (born 27 May 1949) is a Polish educator. He is married (Wanda) and has two daughters (Joanna 1976, Maria 1982).
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[edit] Languages
- Polish (mother tongue),
- English (fluent),
- French (fluent),
- German and Russian (passive)
[edit] Education, academic/research career and posts
- 1966-1972 Sopot School of Economics, Gdańsk University
- 1972 M.Sc. (Econ) -- 30.03.1972 - maritime transport economy, foreign trade, world economics
- 1972-1974 assistant at Gdańsk Polytechnics - lecturing macroeconomics
- 1974-1977 post-graduate studies, Faculty of Economics, Gdańsk University
- 1976-1978 Admiralty Court of Appeal, Gdynia – maritime and administration law – deputy head of Research Maritime Casualties Centre
- 1978 Ph.D. – 30.08.1978 – economy (air transport, foreign trade)
- 1981 expert in “Solidarity” movement Research Centre in Gdańsk (microeconomics, management)
- 1978-1989 assistant professor in Foreign Trade Economics Institute, Gdańsk University lectures, courses and seminars on transportation economics and international transportation law
- 1988-1989 professor of catholic social science, Gdańsk Theological Institute
- 1999-2004 Vice-Rector of the College of Europe Bruges-Natolin, head of Warsaw/Natolin campus
- 2006 professor at Giedroyć College in Warsaw – course on Negotiations and Mediations in International Conflicts
[edit] Public activities
- 1980-1983 co-founder and Secretary General of Gdańsk Catholic Intelligentsia Club
- 1982-1989 assistant and spokesman for “Solidarity” leader Lech Wałęsa
- 1989 “Solidarity” spokesman at the „Round Table” negotiations
- 1991 - now co-founder and President of the Polish Robert Schuman Foundation
- 1996 - now member and 1999-2003 Vice-Chairman of Euro Atlantic Society
- 1990-1993 co-founder and Secretary General of Democratic Union UD
- 1993-1994 member of Democratic Union Presidium (until 1994) and National Council
- 1994-1998 Foreign Affairs Secretary of Union for Freedom UW (former UD)
- 2001-2004 member of Polish Prime Minister Council on European Integration
- 2002-2005 member of Polish President’s Reflection Group on EU
- 2005-2006 EU-adviser to Georgian Parliament
Parliamentary positions:
- 1991-2001 member of Parliament - Radom constituency (re-elected 1993 and 1997)
- 1991-2001 member of the parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee
- 1991-1997 chairman, then vice-chairman of the parliamentary European Committee
- 1992-1997 deputy chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee Polish Parliament -European Parliament
[edit] Ministerial positions
- 1989-1990 minister of State in the President’s Chancellery as “Solidarity” representative
- 1998 secretary of State in the Council of Ministers Committee for European Integration
- 1998-1999 secretary of State in the Prime Minister Office
- 1998-1999 deputy Head Negotiator on Poland’s accession to the EU
[edit] Publications and conferences
- multiple articles, both in Polish and European press and editions
- active participation in numerous international conferences as organizer, chair, key-note speaker, moderator or panelist
[edit] Decorations
- Officer of Polonia Restituta (Polish)
- Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (French)
- Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Merite (French)
- Das Verdienstkreuz I Klasse des Verdienstordens (German)
[edit] See also
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