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Poland and the Council of Europe

Date of accession

Poland became a member of the Council of Europe on 26 November 1991.

Committee of Ministers

  • Radosław SIKORSKI, Minister of Foreign Affairs represents Poland in the Committee of Ministers.
  • Ambassador Piotr ŚWITALSKI has been the Permanent Representative of Poland to the Council of Europe since 2005.

Parliamentary Assembly

Poland is represented in the Parliamentary Assembly by a delegation of 12 representatives and 12 substitutes.
Chairperson:Ms. Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA (Civic Platform)

Representatives:
  • Mr. Ryszard BENDER
    Law and Justice
  • Mr. Tomasz DUDZIŃSKI
    Law and Justice
  • Mr. Tadeusz IWIŃSKI
    Democratic Left Alliance
  • Ms. Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA
    Civic Platform
  • Mr. Karol KARSKI
    Law and Justice
  • Mr. Jan KAŹMIERCZAK
    Civic Platform
  • Mr. Stanisław KALEMBA
    Polish People's Party
  • Mr. Dariusz LIPIŃSKI
    Civic Platform
  • Mr. Michał STULIGROSZ
    Civic Platform
  • Mr. Piotr WACH
    Civic Platform
  • Mr. Krzysztof ZAREMBA
    Civic Platform
  • Mr. Łukasz ZBONIKOWSKI
    Law and Justice

Substitutes:
  • Ms. Bożenna BUKIEWICZ
    Civic Platform
  • Ms. Lena DĄBKOWSKA-CICHOCKA
    Law and Justice
  • Mr. Andrzej GRZYB
    Polish People's Party
  • Mr. Adam Hofman
    Law and Justice
  • Mr. Stanisław HUSKOWSKI
    Civic Platform
  • Mr. Bronisław KORFANTY
    Law and Justice
  • Mr. Michał MARCINKIEWICZ
    Civic Platform
  • Ms. Mirosława NYKIEL
    Civic Platform
  • Ms. Jadwiga ROTNICKA
    Civic Platform
  • Ms. Anna SOBECKA
    Law and Justice
  • Mr. Marek WIKIŃSKI
    Democratic Left Alliance
  • Mr. Michał WOJTCZAK
    Civic Platform

Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (CLRAE)

Poland is represented in the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities ofthe Council of Europe (CLRAE) by a delegation of 12 representatives and 12 substitutes.
Chamber of Local Authorities

Representatives:
  • Mr. Krzysztof Wacław DĘBSKI
    Mayor of Kutno, Association of Polish Cities
  • Mr. Konstanty DOMBROWICZ
    Mayor of Bydgoszcz
  • Mr. Jan JAROSIŃSKI
    Head, County of Jawor, Association of Polish Counties
  • Mr. Witold KOROCHMAL
    Mayor of Wołów
  • Mr. Leszek ŚWIĘTALSKI
    Mayor of Stare Bogaczowice, Association of Rural Communes of Poland
  • Mr. Tadeusz WRONA
    Mayor of Częstochowa, Association of Polish Cities

Substitutes:
  • Mr. Andrzej DZIUBA
    Mayor of Tychy, Association of Polish Cities
  • Mr. Andrzej PORAWSKI
    Councillor, City of Poznan
    Executive Director, Association of Polish Cities
  • Mr. Andrzej PRUSZKOWSKI
    Mayor of Lublin
  • Mr. Marian SZYMANOWICZ
    Deputy Mayor of Pulawy
  • Mr. Marek TRAMS
    Head - County of Polkowice
    Member -Association of Polish Counties
  • Mr. Jerzy ZAJĄKAŁA
    Mayor of Łubianka, Association of Rural Communes of Poland
Chamber of Regions

Representatives:
  • Ms. Lucyna ANDRYSIAK
    Chairperson, Regional Council of Kujawsko-Pomorski Region
  • Mr. Leszek DEPTUŁA
    Marshal of Podkarpacki Region
  • Mr. Kazimierz KLEINA
    Councillor, Regional Council of Pomorski Region
  • Mr. Janusz KRZYŻEWSKI
    Marshal of Podlaskie Region
  • Mr. Andrzej MAZUR
    Chairman, Regional Council of Opolski Region
  • Mr. Zygmunt MEYER
    Marshal of Zachodniopomorski Region

Substitutes:
  • Ms. Sylwia HANUS
    Chairperson of the Committee of International Relations, Dolnoslaski Region
  • Mr. Waldemar JAKUBASZEK
    Vice-Chairman, Regional Council of Lubelski Region
  • Ms. Jolanta MARCINKOWSKA-KORANOWICZ
    Councillor, Mazowiecki Region
  • Mr. Stanisław OLAS
    Chairman, Council of Łódzki Region
  • Mr. Miron SYCZ
    Chairman, Regional Council of Warminsko-Mazurski Region
  • Mr. Czesław ŻELICHOWSKI
    Councillor, Śląski Region

Secretariat of delegation:

Ms. Katarzyna HALAS
Zwiazek Miast Polskich/Association of Polish Cities
ul. Robocza 46a
61-517 POZNAN
POLAND
Tel: +48 61 863 5056
Fax: +48 61 863 5056
E-mail:

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