Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz
Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz | |
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| Minister of Interior | |
| Assumed office 25 February 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
| Preceded by | Jacek Cichocki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1961 Kielce, Poland |
| Children | Four |
| Alma mater | Jagiellonian University |
Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz (born 29 July 1961) is a Polish politician who has been serving as interior minister since February 2013.
Early life and education
Sienkiewicz was born on 29 July 1961.[1] He is the great-grandson of Nobel Prize winning author Henryk Sienkiewicz.[2] Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz is a graduate of Jagiellonian University.[3]
Career
Sienkiewicz participated in Cracow’s opposition movement in the early 1980s.[3] In 1990, he co-established the office for state protection and the centre for Eastern studies, a think-tank organization.[1][4] He served as the deputy director of the center for eight years (specifically from 1991 to 1993 and from 1996 to 2001). In early 2000s, he left the state administration and began to work in private sector, founding a firm on the investment risk and analysis of the competitive environment (ASBS OTHAGO, then "Sienkiewicz and Partners").[3]
On 25 February 2013, Sienkiewicz was appointed by president Bronislaw Komorowski as the interior minister to the cabinet led by prime minister Donald Tusk.[5][6] Sienkiewicz replaced Jacek Cichocki as interior minister.[2]
Personal life
Sienkiewicz is married and has four children.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Prime Minister: Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz is the new Head of the Ministry of Interior". Premier. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ a b "PM takes on conservative wing". New Poland Express. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz nominated for the head of MI" (News release). Ministry of Interior. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "Rostowski appointed deputy prime minister". Warsaw Business Journal. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "New interior minister appointed". The Warsaw Voice. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "Polish PM announces new head of PM's chancellery, interior minister". China (Xinhua). 21 February 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.