Senateof the Republicof Poland

Deputy Marshal of the Eighth Term Senate
Deputy to the Tenth, First, Second, Third and Fifth Term Sejm
Member of the Seventh Term Senate

Born on 27th August 1947 in Brusy.
In 1971 graduated in industrial automation from the Electrical Faculty of Gdańsk University of Technology. In 1979 completed post-graduate studies in microcomputer control of industrial facilities at Warsaw University of Technology.
Between 1971 and 1992 worked at Resortowy Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy Automatyki "Chemoautomatyka" (automation R&D centre) at Zakłady Włókien Chemicznych "Elana" (chemical fibre manufacturer) in Toruń. Between 2001 and 2003 was a negotiator at Karstans Spółka z o.o. – Konsultanci Ekonomiczni (business consulting company). Between 2001 and 2005 was a permanent expert of the Sejm State Treasury Committee.
In the 1970s, as an activist of the Catholic Intelligentsia Club in Toruń, was involved in democratic opposition. Was member of the Solidarity Trade Union from 1980 to 1991. In 1980–1981 was member of the Toruń Committee for Defence of Prisoners of Conscience. During the martial law period was interned in Potulice and Strzebielinek.
Since 1981 – member of the Kaszubsko-Pomorskie Association, sits on its regional board in Toruń and since 1990 – of the foundation Archiwum i Muzeum Pomorskie Armii Krajowej oraz Wojskowej Służby Kobiet (Pomeranian Archives and Museum of the Home Army and Women's Military Service); since 1999 – chairman of the foundation board. Deputy chairman of the Public Committee "Solidarni – Toruń pamięta" (Solidary – the City of Torun Remembers), a member of the Free Word Association and the "Civic Parliamentary Club" Association.
In the Tenth, First and Second Term Sejm was a member of the Committee on National and Ethnic Minorities. In the Tenth Term Sejm was also a member of the Territorial Self-Government Committee. In the First Term Sejm was a member of the Ownership Transformation Committee and in the Second Term Sejm – deputy chairman of that committee. In the Third Term Sejm was deputy chairman of the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee. In the Fifth Term Sejm was deputy chairman of the State Treasury Committee and member of the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee. In the Seventh Term Senate was chairman of the National Economy Committee, a member of the Human Rights, the Rule of Law and Petitions Committee and a member of the European Union Affairs Committee.
Member of the Civic Platform Party of Poland.
Widower, has two children.