Bogdan Klich
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| Bodan Klich | |
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| Minister of National Defense of Poland 12th Minister of National Defense of the Third Republic of Poland |
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| In office 16 November 2007 – 2 August 2011 |
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| President | Lech Kaczyński Bronisław Komorowski |
| Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
| Preceded by | Aleksander Szczygło |
| Succeeded by | Tomasz Siemoniak |
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| Born | 6 May 1960 Kraków, Poland |
| Political party | Civic Platform |
Bogdan Adam Klich ['bɔɡdan klʲix] (
listen) (born on 8 May 1960 in Kraków) was a Polish politician and Minister of National Defence of Poland. Bogdan Klich was interned in 1981 during the martial law set by the communist regime. Until 16 November 2007 he was a Member of the European Parliament for the MP & SW with the Platforma Obywatelska, part of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Klich was a substitute for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.
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[edit] Education
- 1986: Physician, Kraków Medical Academy
- 1987: Master's in the History of Art, Jagiellonian University (UJ)
[edit] Career
- 1991–1995: Doctoral studies, Department of Historical Philosophy
- since 1997: President of the Institute of Strategic Studies
- 2001–2004: Member of Parliament of the Republic of Poland, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, member of the Committee on National Defence
- 1989–1999: Advisor to the Chief Negotiator of the Republic of Poland with the European Union
- 1999–2000: Deputy Minister for National Defence in the Republic of Poland
- 2003–2004: Observer to the EP
- 2001–2004: Polish representative and member of the Policy Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
- 2004–2007: Member of the EP
- 2007– 2011: Minister for National Defence in the Republic of Poland
- Member of the International Institute of Strategic Studies, London
- Lecturer at the Centre for European Studies at the Jagiellonian University
[edit] Decorations
- Order of Merit for Defence of Lithuania
- Gold Medal of Merit from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Slovakia
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Poland)
[edit] External links
- European Parliament biography of Bogdan Klich (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions)
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (Polish)
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