Borys Budka
Polish politician (born 1978)
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- Elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2024.
- He was born in Czeladź.
- In 2007, Budka began practice as Legal Counsel.
- After graduation, he worked as an academic teacher at the Department of Law at the Faculty of Finance and Insurance of the University of Economics.
- In both 2002 and 2010 he was a local councilor belonging to Civic Platform.
Borys Piotr Budka (Polish pronunciation: [ˈbɔrɨs ˈpjɔtr ˈbutka]; born 11 March 1978) is a Polish politician, member of Sejm of the 7th, 8th and 9th legislature, Minister of Justice in 2015, vice-president of the Civic Platform political party in the 2016–2020 period, leader of the parliamentary political group of Civic Coalition since 2019, leader of the Civic Platform from 2020 to 2021. Elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2024.
Life
Budka is the son of Józef and Maria Budka. He was born in Czeladź. In 2002, he graduated Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Silesia in Katowice. In 2007, Budka began practice as Legal Counsel. In 2011, at the University of Economics in Katowice, based on the Kwalifikacje pracownicze w stosunku pracy, he obtained a PhD in economics with a specialization in employment policy. After graduation, he worked as an academic teacher at the Department of Law at the Faculty of Finance and Insurance of the University of Economics.
Local Councilor
In 2002 he obtained the mandate of a local councilor in Zabrze. In both 2002 and 2010 he was a local councilor belonging to Civic Platform. In 2006 he held the same function again as a member of the local committee. In 2002-2005 he was a vice leader of Gliwice City Council. In 2014, Budka was a candidate for the presidential election of Gliwice. He took third place (6192 votes).
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