Jerzy Buzek

Jerzy Karol Buzek [ˈjɛʐɨ ˈbuzɛk] (listen) (born 3 July 1940) is a Polish politician and 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.

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His Excellency Jerzy Buzek MEP
Buzek in 2010
President of the European Parliament
In office 14 July 2009 – 17 January 2012
Deputy	See list Giovanni Pittella Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Stavros Lambrinidis Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez Alejo Vidal-Quadras Dagmar Roth-Behrendt Libor Rouček Isabelle Durant Roberta Angelilli Diana Wallis Pál Schmitt Edward McMillan-Scott Rainer Wieland Silvana Koch-Mehrin
Preceded by	Hans-Gert Pöttering
Succeeded by	Martin Schulz
Prime Minister of Poland
In office 31 October 1997 – 19 October 2001
President	Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Deputy	See list Longin Komołowski Leszek Balcerowicz Janusz Tomaszewski Janusz Steinhoff
Preceded by	Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz
Succeeded by	Leszek Miller
Parliamentary offices Member of the European Parliament for Poland Incumbent Assumed office 20 July 2004 Member of the Sejm for Warsaw I In office 21 October 1997 – 18 October 2001
Personal details
Born	Jerzy Karol Buzek (1940-07-03) 3 July 1940 (age 82) Smilowitz, Germany (now Czech Republic)
Political party	Civic Platform
Other political affiliations	European People's Party
Spouse	Ludgarda Buzek
Children	Agata
Education	Silesian University of Technology
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