Jan Olbrycht

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Jan Olbrycht

Jan Olbrycht (born 21 September 1952 in Rybnik) is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Silesian Voivodeship with the Civic Platform, part of the European People's Party and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Regional Development.

Olbrycht is a substitute for the Committee on Transport and Tourism, substitute for the Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Education

• 1984: Doctor of Sociology, Jagiellonian University
• Lecturer

Career

• 2002-2004: Chairman of the Policy Council of the Social Movement
• since 2004: Member of the National Council of the Citizens' Platform
• 1990-1998: Mayor and member of the town council in Cieszyn
• 1998-2004: Regional Councillor of the Silesian Voivodeship
• 1998-2002: Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship
• 1995-2001: Vice-Chairman of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions
• 2000-2004: Member of the Organisation of the Assembly of European Regions (ARE)
• 2004: Member of the World Council of United Cities and Local Governments
• 2000-2004: Member of the National Council for Regional Policy
• since 2003: Member of the Committee for National Spatial Planning, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN)

Decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Order of Poland Reborn

See also

• European Parliament election, 2004 (Poland)

External links

• (Polish)
• His page on the EU delegation of the Platforma Obywatelska
• Personal profile of Jan Olbrycht in the European Parliament's database of members
• Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (Polish)

Political offices
Preceded by Ryszard Mazur	Mayor of Cieszyn 1990 – 1998	Succeeded by Bogdan Ficek