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Marek Prawda

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Marek Prawda
Ph.D.
Marek Prawda (2024)
Poland Ambassador to Sweden
In office
2001–2005
Preceded byRyszard Czarny
Succeeded byMichał Czyż
Poland Ambassador to Germany
In office
2006–2012
Preceded byAndrzej Byrt
Succeeded byJerzy Margański
6. Poland Ambassador to the European Union
In office
2012–2016
Preceded byJan Tombiński
Succeeded byJarosław Starzyk
Personal details
Born (1956-10-01) October 1, 1956 (age 68)
Kielce

Marek Władysław Prawda (born 1 October 1956 in Kielce)[1] is a Polish sociologist and diplomat; since January 2024 he serves as Undersecretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Between April 2016 and 2021 he was Head of Representation – Poland at European Commission.

Life

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Prawda studied economics at the University of Leipzig and sociology at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Science. In 1979 he obtained a degree in economic studies and in 1984 a PhD degree in sociology.[2] Until 1990 he has been working at the Polish Academy of Science. He was member of Solidarity.[3]

In 1992 he started his diplomatic career as First Secretary to the Embassy of Poland in Bonn, Germany. In 2000 and 2005 he had been Director at the Secretariat of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.[3]

From 2001 to 2005, he served as Ambassador to Sweden, from 2006 to 2012 as Ambassador to Germany and from 2012 to 2016 as Ambassador to the European Union.

In February 2016, Prawda ended his term. In April 2016, he was appointed by Jean-Claude Juncker as Head of the European Representation in Warsaw.[4] He ended his term in 2021.[5]

In January 2024, he was appointed Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[5]

While Ambassador to Germany, Prawda has been an important promoters of the German-Polish dialogue. In 2012 he has been awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[6] and the Order of Merit of Brandenburg.[7]

Prawda has published a number of articles on Polish-German relations in newspapers and magazines.

Besides Polish, he speaks English, German, French, Swedish and Russian.[5]

Works

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  • Prawda, Marek (1987), Cykl życia jednostki a wartości pracy, Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, p. 261, ISBN 83-04-02401-2

References

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  1. ^ "Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej". katalog.bip.ipn.gov.pl. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  2. ^ "Nowa Nauka Polska". nauka-polska.pl. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  3. ^ a b "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji do Spraw Unii Europejskiej /nr 62/, Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 32/". www.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  4. ^ "Nowy dyrektor Przedstawicielstwa KE w Polsce". ec.europa.eu/polska (in Polish). 2016-04-15. Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  5. ^ a b c "Marek Prawda". Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland - Gov.pl website. 2024-01-12. Archived from the original on 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  6. ^ Polish Embassy in Berlin: Große Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland für Botschafter M. Prawda (German, 5 September 2012)
  7. ^ "Ambasador Marek Prawda kończy pracę w Niemczech | Wirtualne Niemcy". archive.is. 2013-05-04. Archived from the original on 2013-05-04. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
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