Senateof the Republicof Poland

Member of the Sixth and Seventh Term Senate

Born on 23rd November 1944 in Boryslav (Ukraine).
In 1968, graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice. In 1974, obtained the degree of doctor and in 1983, the degree of doctor habilitated in technical sciences. In 1998, obtained the scientific title of professor. 1980–1981 – visiting scholar at Technical University Delft in the Netherlands. Collaborates with German and Czech technical universities in Ostrava, Stuttgart and Würtzburg.
Between 1968 and 1971 was teaching assistant at the Silesian University of Technology and then, from 1971 to 1975 – at Silesian University in Katowice. In 1975, became  senior lecturer at the Higher Engineering School in Opole. 1977–2004 – head of the Department of Electromechanical System Automation and Diagnosis and then director of the Institute of Electromechanical Systems and Industrial Electronics. In 1991, was elected rector of the Higher School of Engineering in Opole and held that position for two terms until 1996. Transformed that school into Opole University of Technology and served as its rector from 1999 to 2005, also for two terms.
In 1996, was appointed to the Central Council on Higher Education and (until 1999) served there as deputy chairman of the Section on Technical Higher Educational Institutions and head of the Team on the Quality of Education in Higher Educational Institutions. 1998–2000 – represented the Minister of National Education as coordinator of the steering committee of PHARE Programme of Cooperation in Higher Education and, 2000–2002 – of the Multilateral Higher Education Cooperation Programme.
2002–2005 – deputy to Opole Provincial Parliament.
Author of 5 books, 4 monographs and over 130 scientific articles.
Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences Electrical Engineering Committee and Polish Society of Theoretical and Applied Electrical Engineering.
In the Sixth Term Senate was member of the National Defence Committee and the Science, Education and Sports Committee. In the Seventh Term Senate was deputy chairman of the Science, Education and Sports Committee and deputy chairman of the Delegation of the Sejm and the Senate of the Republic of Poland to the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly. Member of the National Defence Committee and Human Rights, the Rule of Law and Petitions Committee.
Member of the Civic Platform Party of Poland.
Married, has two children.