Adam Bielan
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Adam Jerzy Bielan is a Polish
politician and Member of the European Parliament
for Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie
with Poland Comes First
. He is Vice-Chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists
political grouping.
Bielan sits on the European Parliament
's Committee on Regional Development
. Bielan is a substitute for the Committee on Transport and Tourism
, a member of the Delegation for relations with Mercosur
and a substitute for the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
.
, he was elected to the Sejm for Solidarity Electoral Action
on the national list: 9 days after his 23rd birthday. The following year, he joined the Conservative People's Party
. In 1999, he became vice-chairman of the European Democrat Students
, in which capacity he served for one year.
He joined the Right Alliance (PP) when it was formed in 2001, and ran successfully on the Law and Justice
(PiS) list at that year's election
in Chrzanów
. He joined Law and Justice when the PP merged into it in 2002. He was appointed to the European Parliament
on Poland's accession on 1 May 2004 and was re-elected at the election in June 2004
, representing Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie
, which includes Chrzanów.
Together with fellow MEP Michał Kamiński, Bielan was behind Lech Kaczyński
's successful campaign in the 2005 presidential election
. In 2007, Bielan was elected a Vice President of the European Parliament
, as the representative of Union for Europe of the Nations
, to which PiS belonged.
Bielan was re-elected to the European Parliament at the 2009 election
, and joined the European Conservatives and Reformists
group with PiS. He was elected one of the ECR's two Vice-Chairmen, with Michał Kamiński as chairman. Along with Kamiński and two other MEPs, Bielan joined Poland Comes First
in November 2010. They continued to sit with the ECR in the Parliament and Bielan continued to be group Vice-Chairman. Beilan left Poland Comes First on 18 March 2011 to sit as an independent.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
politician and Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
for Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie
Lesser Poland and Swietokrzyskie (European Parliament constituency)
In European elections, Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie is a constituency of the European Parliament. It consists of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship and Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.- Nomenclature :...
with Poland Comes First
Poland Comes First
Poland Comes First , also rendered as Poland is the Most Important, and abbreviated to PJN, is a centre-right, conservative liberal, political party in Poland. It was formed as a breakaway group from Law and Justice...
. He is Vice-Chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists
European Conservatives and Reformists
The European Conservatives and Reformists, abbreviated to ECR, is a conservative anti-federalist political group in the European Parliament. The group currently comprises 57 MEPs, making it the fourth-largest group in the European Parliament....
political grouping.
Bielan sits on the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
's Committee on Regional Development
Committee on Regional Development
The Committee on Regional Development is a committee within the European Parliament.-External links:*...
. Bielan is a substitute for the Committee on Transport and Tourism
Committee on Transport and Tourism
The Committee on Transport and Tourism is a committee within the European Parliament.-External links:* Present Chairman is British Labour MEP Brian Simpson...
, a member of the Delegation for relations with Mercosur
Mercosur
Mercosur or Mercosul is an economic and political agreement among Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Founded in 1991 by the Treaty of Asunción, which was later amended and updated by the 1994 Treaty of Ouro Preto. Its purpose is to promote free trade and the fluid movement of goods, people,...
and a substitute for the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
The ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly was created to bring together the elected representatives of the European Union and the elected representatives of the African, Caribbean and Pacific states that have signed the Cotonou Agreement.Since the entry into force of the Treaty on European Union...
.
Biography
Bielan was chairman of the Independent Students' Union from 1996 to 1998. In September 1997Polish parliamentary election, 1997
The Polish parliamentary election in 1997 to the Sejm and Senate of Poland was held on the 21 September. In the Sejm elections, 47.93% of citizens cast their votes, 96.12% of which were counted as valid...
, he was elected to the Sejm for Solidarity Electoral Action
Solidarity Electoral Action
Solidarity Electoral Action was a political party coalition in Poland. Since 1997 its official name has been Akcja Wyborcza Solidarność Prawicy or Solidarity Electoral Action of the Right...
on the national list: 9 days after his 23rd birthday. The following year, he joined the Conservative People's Party
Conservative People's Party (Poland)
The Conservative People's Party is a political party in Poland.-Leaders:* Artur Balazs - party chairman* Ireneusz Niewiarowski - parliamentary caucus chairman-Members of Polish Parliament :...
. In 1999, he became vice-chairman of the European Democrat Students
European Democrat Students
European Democrat Students is a pan-European centre-right student and youth political association, being the official studnet wing of the EPP, representing over 1.600.000 students and young people in 43 member organisations from 36 countries in Europe...
, in which capacity he served for one year.
He joined the Right Alliance (PP) when it was formed in 2001, and ran successfully on the Law and Justice
Law and Justice
Law and Justice , abbreviated to PiS, is a right-wing, conservative political party in Poland. With 147 seats in the Sejm and 38 in the Senate, it is the second-largest party in the Polish parliament....
(PiS) list at that year's election
Polish parliamentary election, 2001
Polish parliamentary election in 2001 to Sejm and Senate of Poland were held on the 23rd September. In Sejm elections, 46.29% of citizens cast their votes, 96.01% of those were counted as valid...
in Chrzanów
Chrzanów (parliamentary constituency)
Chrzanów is an electoral district in Poland for elections to the Sejm, to which it elects eight members to the Sejm. In the 2007 election, it elected four members from Law and Justice, three from Civic Platform, and 1 from Left and Democrats....
. He joined Law and Justice when the PP merged into it in 2002. He was appointed to the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
on Poland's accession on 1 May 2004 and was re-elected at the election in June 2004
European Parliament election, 2004 (Poland)
Elections to the European Parliament were held in Poland on 13 June 2004. 20.87% of eligible citizens voted; of these, 97.33% of the votes cast were valid. The elections resulted in a heavy defeat for the governing Alliance of the Democratic Left and Labor Union parties, although the very low...
, representing Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie
Lesser Poland and Swietokrzyskie (European Parliament constituency)
In European elections, Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie is a constituency of the European Parliament. It consists of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship and Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.- Nomenclature :...
, which includes Chrzanów.
Together with fellow MEP Michał Kamiński, Bielan was behind Lech Kaczyński
Lech Kaczynski
Lech Aleksander Kaczyński was Polish lawyer and politician who served as the President of Poland from 2005 until 2010 and as Mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 22 December 2005. Before he became a president, he was also a member of the party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość...
's successful campaign in the 2005 presidential election
Polish presidential election, 2005
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. In 2007, Bielan was elected a Vice President of the European Parliament
Vice President of the European Parliament
There are fourteen Vice Presidents of the European Parliament who sit in for the President in presiding over the plenary of the European Parliament.-Role:...
, as the representative of Union for Europe of the Nations
Union for Europe of the Nations
Union for Europe of the Nations was a political group of the European Parliament between 1999 and 2009.-History:UEN was formed on 20 July 1999, supplanting the earlier Union for Europe. Its member parties Fianna Fáil and National Alliance were the driving forces behind the group, despite their...
, to which PiS belonged.
Bielan was re-elected to the European Parliament at the 2009 election
European Parliament election, 2009 (Poland)
The European Parliament election of 2009 in Poland was the election of the delegation from Poland to the European Parliament in 2009 which took place on 7 June 2009. On 13 February the Sejm accepted a proposal for an amendment to the electoral court act to allow voting for the European Parliament...
, and joined the European Conservatives and Reformists
European Conservatives and Reformists
The European Conservatives and Reformists, abbreviated to ECR, is a conservative anti-federalist political group in the European Parliament. The group currently comprises 57 MEPs, making it the fourth-largest group in the European Parliament....
group with PiS. He was elected one of the ECR's two Vice-Chairmen, with Michał Kamiński as chairman. Along with Kamiński and two other MEPs, Bielan joined Poland Comes First
Poland Comes First
Poland Comes First , also rendered as Poland is the Most Important, and abbreviated to PJN, is a centre-right, conservative liberal, political party in Poland. It was formed as a breakaway group from Law and Justice...
in November 2010. They continued to sit with the ECR in the Parliament and Bielan continued to be group Vice-Chairman. Beilan left Poland Comes First on 18 March 2011 to sit as an independent.