Ryszard Czarnecki

Ryszard Czarnecki MEP
Czarnecki in 2023
Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2004
Constituency	Lower Silesian and Opole
Member of the Sejm
In office 10 April 1997 – 25 July 2004
In office 25 November 1991 – 31 May 1993
Minister for European Integration
In office 27 July 1998 – 26 March 1999
Prime Minister	Jerzy Buzek
Preceded by	Jan Krzysztof Bielecki (1993)
Succeeded by	Lech Nikolski (2003)
Personal details
Born	Richard Henry Czarnecki (1963-01-25) 25 January 1963 (age 61) London, United Kingdom
Political party	Poland: Law and Justice (2008-) Christian National Union (1989-2004) Self-Defence (2004-2008)  EU: European Conservatives and Reformists
Spouse	Emilia Czarnecka
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Wrocław
Awards	Order of Merit (Ukraine)
Signature
Website	www.ryszardczarnecki.pl

Richard Henry Czarnecki ([ˈrɨʂart ˈxɛnrɨ t͡ʂarˈnɛt͡ski], born 25 January 1963 pol. Ryszard Henryk Czarnecki) is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Poland. He is a member of the Law and Justice, part of the European Conservatives and Reformists.

Prior to 2008, he was a member of the Self-Defense party.

He is part of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, and is a substitute for the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and a member of the Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe. Member of the "Group on South Asia","South Asia Peace Forum" and "Forum for Balochistan" in the European Parliament.