Marshall of Małopolska Region since 2015. He is a Politician and economist. He studied at the Faculty of Management and Marketing at the Economic Academy in Krakow. In 1981, he was a member of Solidarity – he chaired the factory commission in Nowa Huta. During his political career he was a Mayor of the city of Skawina (1990-1998), Deputy chief of the Krakow country, Chief of the Krakow country (2002-2005) and Member of Polish Parliament (2005-2011). Since November of 2011, he was deputy chairman of Krakow Technology Park (KTP).
