Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk

Szymon Andrzej Szynkowski vel Sęk (born 24 November 1982 in Poznań) is a Polish politician who currently serves as a member of Sejm and Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.

Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk
(2016)
Secretary of State for Polish Community Abroad, European Policy and Public Diplomacy
Assumed office
1 June 2018
Prime MinisterMateusz Morawiecki
Personal details
Born (1982-11-24) 24 November 1982
Poznań, Poland
Political partyLaw and Justice
Alma materAdam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

Early life and education

Szynkowski vel Sęk graduated from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań with a degree in international relations (2006). Between 2003 and 2004, he was studying at Osnabrück University.[1]

From 2006 to 2015, Szynkowski vel Sęk served as city councillor in Poznań. He has been the founder and president (2012–2016) of Project Poznań, a local think-tank. In 2015–2016, he was Poznań's delegate to the Board of the Association of Polish Cities.[1]

From 2004 to 2015, Szynkowski vel Sęk was assistant of Jacek Tomczak, Marcin Libicki, Konrad Szymański, Ryszard Czarnecki, members of the European Parliament.[2]

Political career

Member of the Polish Parliament, 2015–present

In 2015 Szynkowski vel Sęk was elected member of the Polish Sejm.[3] He sits on the Sejm's European Union and Foreign Affairs Committees, and chaired the Polish-German Parliamentary Group.[4]

Career in government, 2018–present

On 1 June 2018 Szynkowski vel Sęk was appointed Secretary of State for the Polish Community Abroad, European Policy and Public Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[1]

In July 2020, Szynkowski vel Sęk – on behalf of the Polish government – summoned the German chargé d'affaires “in connection with a sequence of articles in German media using manipulation and creating a clear impression of favouring one of the candidates” around the presidential election, referring to a perceived bias in favour of Rafał Trzaskowski over Andrzej Duda.[5] In October 2021, he summoned Belgium's ambassador to express "disapproval and indignation" after Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo accused Poland of "playing with fire" in a worsening dispute with the European Commission over the rule of law.[6]

References
  1. "Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk". Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. Zabawny, Zenon (23 November 2010). "Oni będą rządzić Poznaniem – sprawdź, kim są nowi radni". poznan.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. "PKW | Wybory do Sejmu RP i Senatu RP". parlament2015.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  4. "Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk". www.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. Alan Charlish and Alicja Ptak (8 July 2020), Poland summons German charge d'affaires over election media coverage Reuters.
  6. Alan Charlish and Anna Koper (29 October 2021), Poland summons ambassador after Belgian PM's rule of law comments Reuters.
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