Piotr Wawrzyk
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Piotr Wawrzyk | |
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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 21 January 2021 – 31 August 2023 | |
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Born | Piotr Sylwester Wawrzyk 31 December 1967 Law and Justice |
Other political affiliations | Polish People's Party |
Piotr Sylwester Wawrzyk (born 31 December 1967) is a Polish government official. He was the Deputy Foreign Minister until 31 August 2023 when he and seven others were removed from office for accepting bribes in return for issuing official visas.
Biography
Wawrzyk graduated in international relations and law from the University of Warsaw.[2] In 2006, he became a doctor of humanities based on his thesis titled Polityka wewnętrzna Unii Europejskiej (Internal Policy of the European Union) from the Pułtusk Academy of Humanities.
Political activities
Wawrzyk was in the
In December 2020, he became a candidate for the position of
Visa scandal
On 31 August 2023, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki dismissed him from the position of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.[11] The official reason for his dismissal was "lack of satisfactory cooperation", although media outlets say that it was because of the Polish cash-for-visa scandal. On 14 September 2023, he was reportedly hospitalized in a critical condition after what is believed to be a suicide attempt. The suicide note left mentioned the scandal.[12][13] On 17 January 2024, the Central Anticorruption Bureau announced that an individual, named only as "Piotr W." in accordance with Polish privacy law, had been arrested on corruption charges relating to the scandal; a statement issued by Wawrzyk later confirmed that he had been the subject of the arrest.[14][15]
See also
References
- ^ "Piotr Wawrzyk - Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ a b "Podsekretarz stanu ds. parlamentarnych, prawnych, traktatowych, konsularnych, Narodów Zjednoczonych i praw człowieka – Piotr Wawrzyk". msz.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
- ^ Angelina Kosiek (2020-12-04). "Wiceszef MSZ chce się zapisać do PiS w Świętokrzyskiem. Wcześniej długo był działaczem PSL". wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ "Piotr Wawrzyk podsekretarzem stanu w MSZ". onet.pl. 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ "Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2019". pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
- ^ "Nominacje dla nowych wiceministrów spraw zagranicznych". gov.pl. 2019-11-27. Archived from the original on 2019-11-28. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
- ^ "Wiceminister kandydatem PiS na RPO". polsatnews.pl. 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Sejm zdecydował ws. RPO. Są wyniki głosowania". wprost.pl. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Piotr Wawrzyk nie zostanie Rzecznikiem Praw Obywatelskich. Senat nie wyraził zgody". gazeta.pl. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
- ^ "Piotr Wawrzyk wstępuje do PiS. "To partia, która mi odpowiada"". wp.pl. 2021-03-04. Archived from the original on 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ "Piotr Wawrzyk nie jest już wiceszefem MSZ. Resort potwierdza". money.pl. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "Piotr Wawrzyk trafił do szpitala. "Stan bardzo poważny"". www.eska.pl. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ Schmitz, Rob (September 18, 2023). "What we know about the visa scandal in Poland". NPR. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ Starcevic, Seb (18 January 2024). "Former Polish minister arrested in cash-for-visas probe". Politico. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Przemysław Malinowski (as "p.mal") (18 January 2024). "Afera wizowa: Zatrzymany były wiceszef MSZ Piotr Wawrzyk wydał oświadczenie". Rzeczpospolita (in Polish). Retrieved 18 January 2024.