Sławomir Nowak Explained

Sławomir Nowak
Term Start:18 November 2011
Term End:27 November 2013
President:Bronisław Komorowski
Primeminister:Donald Tusk
Predecessor:Cezary Grabarczyk
Term Start2:8 November 2011
Term End2:2 January 2015
Term Start3:20 June 2004
Term End3:20 October 2010
Order4:Acting Head of the State Road Agency of Ukraine
Term Start4:19 October 2016
Term End4:1 October 2019
Primeminister4:Volodymyr Groysman, Oleksiy Honcharuk
Birth Date:1974 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Gdańsk, Poland
Alma Mater:University of Gdańsk
Maritime Academy of Gdynia
Constituency3:Gdańsk
Party:Liberal Democratic Congress (1993-1994)
Freedom Union (1994-2001)
Civic Platform (2001–)
Spouse:Monika Nowak
Children:Julian, Natalia
Profession:Political scientist

Sławomir Ryszard Nowak (born 11 December 1974 in Gdańsk) is a Polish politician and a state official in Ukraine. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 9,061 votes in 25 Gdańsk district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list.

He was also a member of Sejm 2001-2005.

Nowak served as head of the electoral staff of a candidate for President of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski, during the 2010 presidential election.

From 18 November 2011 to 27 November 2013 he served as Minister of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy.

On 24 October 2016 he was appointed chief of Ukrainian transport agency Ukravtodor and awarded Ukrainian citizenship.[1] [2] He was dismissed from the post of Ukravtodor's head in September 2019.[3]

On 20 July 2020 Nowak was arrested by Poland's Central Anticorruption Bureau (after a joint investigation with the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine[4]) on suspicion of corruption, management of an organized criminal group, and money laundering.[5] According to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine Ukravtodor officials had "created a criminal organization whose activities were aimed at embezzling funds allocated by international organizations for road repairs in Ukraine."[6]

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  1. http://www.unian.info/economics/1588891-another-player-for-team-of-foreign-officials-working-in-ukraine.html Another player for team of foreign officials working in Ukraine
  2. Web site: Sławomir Nowak przyjął obywatelstwo Ukrainy.
  3. https://www.unian.info/politics/corruption-poland-s-bureau-detains-ex-polish-minister-who-worked-for-ukravtodor-11081117.html Poland's Anti-Corruption Bureau detains ex-minister who worked for Ukravtodor
  4. https://www.unian.info/politics/international-corruption-ukraine-s-nabu-unveils-details-of-detention-of-ukravtodor-s-ex-head-11081708.html Ukraine's NABU unveils details of detention of Ukravtodor's ex-head (Video)
  5. https://www.unian.info/politics/corruption-poland-s-bureau-detains-ex-polish-minister-who-worked-for-ukravtodor-11081117.html Poland's Anti-Corruption Bureau detains ex-minister who worked for Ukravtodor
  6. https://www.unian.info/politics/international-corruption-ukraine-s-nabu-unveils-details-of-detention-of-ukravtodor-s-ex-head-11081708.html Ukraine's NABU unveils details of detention of Ukravtodor's ex-head (Video)

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