Krzysztof Hetman Explained

Krzysztof Hetman
Office:Minister of Development and Technology
Term Start:13 December 2023
Term End:13 May 2024
Primeminister:Donald Tusk
Predecessor:Marlena Maląg
Successor:Krzysztof Paszyk
Order1:Member of the European Parliament
Constituency1:Lublin
Term Start1:1 July 2014
Term End1:18 October 2023
Birth Date:27 June 1974
Birth Place:Lublin, Poland
Party:Polish People's Party (2002–present)
Website:http://krzysztofhetman.pl/en/
Office2:Member of the Sejm
Termstart2:13 November 2023

Krzysztof Andrzej Hetman (born 27 June 1974) is a Polish politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament since 2014. Since December 2023, he has served as Minister of Economic Development and Technology.

Life and career

Born in Lublin, Hetman graduated from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University and soon after worked for Lublin Voivodeship as a deputy director from 2002 to 2005 and as a director of regional development from 2005 to 2007. In 2010, he was named Marshal of Lublin Voivodeship.[1]

Hetman first ran for political office in 2006 when he ran for Lublin city council, but did not win. He also ran in the 2011 Polish parliamentary election as a member of the Polish People's Party. In 2014, he ran in the European Parliament elections in Lublin, and finished first with 24,862 votes.[2]

In the 2023 Polish parliamentary election he was elected to the Sejm from Lublin from Third Way.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Lubelskie: Koalicja PO-PSL w sejmiku; Hetman marszałkiem. Money.pl. 1 December 2010. 22 May 2019. pl.
  2. Web site: Okręg wyborczy nr 8 w Lublinie. Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza. 2014. 24 November 2017. pl.