Date and place of birth: 25.02.1968, Warsaw

Education: MA in history at Warsaw University

Organizations and associations

• 1987-1991Member and Chairman of the Warsaw University NZS (Independent Students' Association)
• 1989-1990 Coordinator of Academic Intervention Services
• 1990-1991 President of the National Coordinating Committee of NZS
• 1991-1993 Co-Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Polish-German Cooperation
• 2005- Member of Young Global Leaders at World Economic Forum

Political activities

• 1991-1992 Secretary General of KLD (Liberal-Democratic Congress)
• 1992-1994 Vice-President of KLD
• 1994-1995 Member of the Board of the UW (Union for Freedom)
• 1995-1998 President of the Warsaw region of UW
• 1997-1998 Vice-President of the UW parliamentary caucus
• 1998-2001 President of the Masovian region of UW
• 2001-2003 Vice-President of PO (Civic Platform)
• 2003-2004 Secretary General of PO
• 1994-1998 Member of Warsaw City Council
• 1991 Advisor to the Prime Minister
• 1999-2002 Mayor of Warsaw
• 2009 - Chairman of the SD (Alliance of Democrats)

Public functions

• 1991-1993; 1997-2004 Member of Parliament
• 1997-1999 Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on National Defence and Chairman of Subcommittee on Integration with NATO and Polish Defense Strategy
• 2001-2004 Vice-President of the Polish delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
• 2001-2004 President of the Polish-American Interparliamentary Group
• 2004-2009 Member of European Parliament
  Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
  Vice-Chairman of the delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
• 2007- Member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism and deputy member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.