Bogdan Klich

Bogdan Klich (pronounced|ˈbɔgdan ˈklix, born on 8 May 1960 in Kraków)is 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 November 16, 2007 he was
Member of the European Parliamentfor the MP & SWwith the Platforma Obywatelska, part of the European People's Party and sits onthe European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Klich was a substitute for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Education

* 1986: Physician, Kraków Medical Academy
* 1987: Master's in the History of Art, Jagiellonian University (UJ)

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- : 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

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)

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