Michał Kamiński
Michał Kamiński | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Marshal of the Senate | |
| Assumed office 12 November 2019 | |
| Marshal | Tomasz Grodzki Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska |
| Chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists | |
| In office 14 July 2009 – 8 March 2011 | |
| Vice-Chair | Timothy Kirkhope |
| Preceded by | Timothy Kirkhope (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Jan Zahradil |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 14 July 2009 – 26 May 2014 | |
| Constituency | Warsaw |
| In office 20 July 2004 – 6 August 2007 | |
| Constituency | Warsaw |
| Member of the Sejm | |
| In office 20 October 1997 – 16 June 2004 | |
| In office 12 November 2015 – 16 October 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 March 1972 Warsaw, Poland |
| Political party | Union of European Democrats (since 2016) |
| Other political affiliations | Christian National Union (1989–2001) Right Alliance (2001–2002) Law and Justice (2002–2010) Poland Comes First (2010–2013) Civic Platform (2014–2016) |
| Spouse | Anna Kamińska |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
| Profession | Journalist |
| Awards | |
| Website | www.michalkaminski.pl |
Michał Tomasz Kamiński (born 28 March 1972) is a Polish politician and a member of the Senate with the Union of European Democrats. He was chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists in the European Parliament from July 2009 until March 2011.
Kamiński was a founder member of the Christian National Union (ZChN) in 1989, and served on its board from 1995 to 2001. Kamiński was elected to the Sejm in 1997 for Solidarity Electoral Action, which included ZChN. In 2001, he joined the Right Alliance (PP), which merged with Law and Justice (PiS) the following year, having been reelected on the PP-PiS joint ticket in 2001. He was elected to the European Parliament in 2004, representing Warsaw. He stepped down to become Secretary of State for Media Relations in Chancellery of the President. He was returned as an MEP in the 2009 election, and was elected chairman of the new European Conservatives and Reformists group. In November 2010, he left PiS to form the more liberal Poland Comes First (PJN); while remaining in the ECR, he stepped down as chairman in March 2011.