Marek Sawicki

Marek Wacław Sawicki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmarɛk saˈvʲitskʲi]; born 8 April 1958) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, receiving 6527 votes in 18 Siedlce district as a candidate on the Polish People's Party list and served as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development on two separate occasions. He was first appointed to the post on 16 November 2007 and left on 26 July 2012. On 17 March 2014 he then took over from Stanisław Kalemba and served until the Cabinet of Beata Szydło was sworn in on 16 November 2015.

Marek Sawicki
Sejm Chair of the Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation Commission
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 November 2019
Deputy	Arkadiusz Marchewka (KO) Jerzy Materna (PiS) Artur Szałabawka (PiS) Jerzy Wilk (PiS)
Preceded by	Position established
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
In office 17 March 2014 – 16 November 2015
President	Bronisław Komorowski
Prime Minister	Donald Tusk Ewa Kopacz
Preceded by	Stanisław Kalemba
Succeeded by	Krzysztof Jurgiel
In office 16 November 2007 – 26 July 2012
President	Lech Kaczyński Bronisław Komorowski (Acting) Bogdan Borusewicz (Acting) Grzegorz Schetyna (Acting) Bronisław Komorowski
Prime Minister	Donald Tusk
Preceded by	Wojciech Mojzesowicz
Succeeded by	Stanisław Kalemba
Member of the Sejm
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 October 1993
Constituency	18 – Siedlce
Personal details
Born	(1958-04-08) 8 April 1958 Sawice-Dwór, Poland
Political party	Polish People's Party

He was also a member of Sejm 1993-1997, Sejm 1997-2001, and Sejm 2001-2005.

On 15–16 December 2011 the European Council of Agriculture and Fisheries under the presidency of Marek Sawicki adopted a decision authorizing the signing of an anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA).[1]