Piotr Serafin

Piotr Arkadiusz Serafin (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpjɔtr arˈkadjuʂ sɛˈrafin]; born 12 January 1974)^[1] is a Polish politician and lawyer who has served as European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration since December 2024. Between 2007–2008, he served as Undersecretary of State for European Integration and between 2012–2014 as Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs.

Piotr Serafin
Official portrait, 2024
European Commissioner for Budget and Administration
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 December 2024
President	Ursula von der Leyen
Preceded by	Johannes Hahn
Permanent Representative of Poland to the European Union
In office 13 December 2023 – 14 October 2024
Preceded by	Andrzej Sadoś
Succeeded by	Agnieszka Bartol
Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs
In office 22 May 2012 – 22 September 2014
Prime Minister	Donald Tusk
Minister	Radosław Sikorski
Undersecretary of State of Foreign Affairs
In office 1 January 2010 – 18 February 2010
Prime Minister	Donald Tusk
Minister	Radosław Sikorski
Undersecretary of State for European Integration
In office 16 January 2008 – 1 January 2010
Prime Minister	Donald Tusk
Minister	Radosław Sikorski
Personal details
Born	Piotr Arkadiusz Serafin (1974-01-12) 12 January 1974 (age 51) Sulęcin, Poland
Political party	Civic Platform
Children	2
Alma mater	SGH Warsaw School of Economics University of Warsaw
Occupation	Lawyer Diplomat Civil servant Politician
Awards	Cross of Merit (2005) Order of Polonia Restituta (2014) National Order of Merit (Romania) (2020)

Early life and education

Serafin graduated in economics at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, and in law at the University of Warsaw. He was a postgraduate student of European integration at the University of Sussex.^[2]

Career

Serafin began his professional career at the Office of the Committee for European Integration (UKIE) in 1998. In 2004 he became director of the Analysis and Strategy Department. Between 16 January 2008 and 31 December 2009, he was Undersecretary of State at UKIE and National Aid Coordinator for the Phare and Transition Facility programmes. Following the merging of UKIE and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2010, he was appointed Undersecretary of State at MFA.^[2]

In February 2010, Serafin was appointed the deputy head of Cabinet of the EU Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget Janusz Lewandowski. He served as the Secretary of State at MFA from 22 May 2012 until 24 September 2014. On 1 December 2014, Serafin took the position of the Head of the Cabinet of the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk.^[3][4]

From 13 December 2023 to October 2024, Serafin served as the acting Permanent Representative of Poland to the European Union.^[5] In August 2024, he was nominated by the Polish Government to be Poland's next European Commissioner.^[6]

Personal life

Serafin is married and has two daughters.^[2]

Honours

• 2005 – Silver Cross of Merit, Poland^[7]
• 2014 – Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Poland^[8]
• 2020 – Commander's Cross of the National Order of Merit, Romania^[9]