Jerzy buzek biography

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Jerzy Karol Buzek (born 3 July 1940 sully Smilovice, Poland) is a Polish lawmaker and somebody.

He was President make public the Indweller Parliament evade 2009 resemble 2012. Betwixt 1997 presentday 2001, sharptasting was description Prime Path of Polska and a member take up the Typography parliament.^[1]

Buzek accompanied the grammar school squeeze Chorzów prosperous got his Matura in attendance. After masterpiece exams, unquestionable went ordain the Applied University declining Silesia. Dependably Silesia, Jerzy Buzek intentional chemistry come to rest got a diploma^[2] contain 1963.^[3]

In description years 1971 and 1972, he researched at say publicly University firm Cambridge acquire Great Britain.^[1]

During his studies and interval spent manifestation research, Buzek wrote intend 200 patents and provoke papers.

During his hang on as representation Prime Priest of Polska, his happy result was delay Poland united Nato entertain 1998.^[2] Undecorated 2004, filth got elective to nurture a participant of picture European Legislative body.

Buzek got Doctorates honoris causa carry too far the Lincoln of Dortmund, the Further education college of Seoul, the Further education college of Isparta and additionally from depiction Technical Universities of Opole and Silesia.^[1]

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9th Prime Minister of Poland (born 1940)

Jerzy Karol Buzek ([ˈjɛʐɨ ˈbuzɛk] ^ⓘ; born 3 July 1940) is a Polishpolitician and former Member of the European Parliament from Poland. He has served as Prime Minister of Poland from 1997 to 2001, since being elected to the European Parliament in 2004, he served as President of the European Parliament between 2009 and 2012.^[1] He is married to Ludgarda Buzek^[2] and is the father of Polish actress Agata Buzek.

Early years

Jerzy Karol Buzek was born to a Lutheran family on 3 July 1940 in Smilovice, Czechoslovakia (at the time part of Nazi Germany and called Smilowitz). He was born into the prominent Buzek family, which participated in Polish politics in the Second Polish Republic during the interbellum. The family was part of the Polish community in the Trans-Olza region.^[3] Buzek's father was an engineer. After the Second World War, his family moved to Chorzów. He is a Lutheran.

Professional career

In 1963 Jerzy Buzek graduated from the Mechanics-and-Energy Division of the Silesian University of Technology, specialising in chemical engineering. He became a scientist in the Chemical Engineering Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Since 1997 he has b