Ryszard Legutko | |
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Co-chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists Head of the Polish Law and Justice Delegation to the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 11 December 2011 | |
Serving alongside | Jorge Buxadé |
Minister of National Education | |
In office 13 August 2007 – 16 November 2007 | |
President | Lech Kaczyński |
Prime Minister | Jarosław Kaczyński |
Preceded by | Roman Giertych |
Succeeded by | Katarzyna Hall |
Member of the European Parliament for Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie | |
Assumed office 1 July 2014 | |
Member of the European Parliament for Lower Silesian and Opole | |
In office 14 July 2009 – 2 July 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kraków, Poland | 24 December 1949
Political party | Law and Justice |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Jagiellonian University |
Occupation | Politician, philosopher |
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Website | www |
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Ryszard Antoni Legutko (Polish pronunciation: [ˈrɨʂart anˈtɔɲi lɛˈɡutkɔ]; born 24 December 1949) is a Polish philosopher and politician. He is a professor of philosophy at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, specializing in ancient philosophy and political theory.[1] A member of right-wing Law and Justice party domestically, Legutko has also served as a Member of the European Parliament since 2009, being a prominent member of the minority European Conservatives and Reformists political group.