Jarosław Lasecki
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Jarosław Wacław Lasecki (born 1 June 1961 in Myszków
) – Polish politician, entrepreneur and manager, Senator of the Senate of the Republic of Poland.
He studied at the Mechanical Department of Krakow’s Tadeusz Kościuszko University of Technology, at the German Studies Department of the University of Paderborn (German: Universität Paderborn), and at the Applied Thermodynamics Department of RTWH University in Aachen
, and he was a recipient of the Klöckner Foundation scholarship.
From 1990-1995 he worked at the American consulting firm “The Boston Consulting Group” (BCG) in Düsseldorf
and Zurich
. In 1995 he created the “Plus
” chain of Polish discount shops (among other positions there, he was chairman of the managing board). Since 2003 he serve as chairman of the managing board of the “Teng” company, which was active on the commercial real estate market.
He was elected Senator of the Senate in the Polish parliamentary election, 2005 as an independent candidate for the Częstochowa
district. His term was cut short on 19 December 2005 as a result of the decision of the Supreme Court of Poland on 15 December 2005 to nullify the elections in the district due to faulty ballots. However, on 22 January 2006 he was elected again when new elections were held. He became a member of the Senate’s National Economy Commission and the Foreign Affairs Commission. He has been a member of The Civic Platform
(PO – Platforma Obywatelska) since 2009.
He has donated funds to the renovation of the parish church in Żuraw
and the reconstruction of the Bobolice Castle
and other national monuments. He is the honorary president of the Volunteer Fire Brigade in Żuraw, a member of the Polish Hunting Association, the Association of Managers in Poland, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Polish-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
He was twice selected as a finalist for the Manager of the Year competition in 2000 and 2003, a recipient of the Investor of the Year award (1999) and Patron of Culture (2001), and in 2004 he received the Gold Cross of Merit for service to the Polish Nation.
Lasecki is married and has five children.
Myszków
Myszków is a town in Poland, with 33,016 inhabitants . It is the capital of Myszków County.Situated in the Silesian Voivodeship , previously in Czestochowa Voivodeship .-External links:...
) – Polish politician, entrepreneur and manager, Senator of the Senate of the Republic of Poland.
He studied at the Mechanical Department of Krakow’s Tadeusz Kościuszko University of Technology, at the German Studies Department of the University of Paderborn (German: Universität Paderborn), and at the Applied Thermodynamics Department of RTWH University in Aachen
Aachen
Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...
, and he was a recipient of the Klöckner Foundation scholarship.
From 1990-1995 he worked at the American consulting firm “The Boston Consulting Group” (BCG) in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
and Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
. In 1995 he created the “Plus
Plus (supermarket)
Plus was a German supermarket chain founded in 1972. It operated 2,840 stores in Germany with an approximate 27,000 employees and about 1,200 stores in several other European countries...
” chain of Polish discount shops (among other positions there, he was chairman of the managing board). Since 2003 he serve as chairman of the managing board of the “Teng” company, which was active on the commercial real estate market.
He was elected Senator of the Senate in the Polish parliamentary election, 2005 as an independent candidate for the Częstochowa
Czestochowa
Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 240,027 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship...
district. His term was cut short on 19 December 2005 as a result of the decision of the Supreme Court of Poland on 15 December 2005 to nullify the elections in the district due to faulty ballots. However, on 22 January 2006 he was elected again when new elections were held. He became a member of the Senate’s National Economy Commission and the Foreign Affairs Commission. He has been a member of The Civic Platform
Civic Platform
Civic Platform , abbreviated to PO, is a centre-right, liberal conservative political party in Poland. It has been the major coalition partner in Poland's government since the 2007 general election, with party leader Donald Tusk as Prime Minister of Poland and Bronisław Komorowski as President...
(PO – Platforma Obywatelska) since 2009.
He has donated funds to the renovation of the parish church in Żuraw
Zuraw, Silesian Voivodeship
Żuraw is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janów, within Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Janów, east of Częstochowa, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice....
and the reconstruction of the Bobolice Castle
Bobolice Castle
The Bobolice Castle – a royal castle built in the middle of the 14th century in the Polish Jura, in the village of Bobolice.-History:The castle in Bobolice was built by King Casimir III the Great in the middle of the 14th century, probably in place of an earlier wooden structure...
and other national monuments. He is the honorary president of the Volunteer Fire Brigade in Żuraw, a member of the Polish Hunting Association, the Association of Managers in Poland, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Polish-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
He was twice selected as a finalist for the Manager of the Year competition in 2000 and 2003, a recipient of the Investor of the Year award (1999) and Patron of Culture (2001), and in 2004 he received the Gold Cross of Merit for service to the Polish Nation.
Lasecki is married and has five children.
External links
- http://www.jaroslawlasecki.pl/