Ryszard Legutko

Ryszard Legutko
Legutko in 2020
Co-chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists Head of the Polish Law and Justice Delegation to the European Parliament
Incumbent
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
Incumbent
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	(1949-12-24) 24 December 1949 (age 74) Kraków, Poland
Political party	Law and Justice
Children	2
Alma mater	Jagiellonian University
Occupation	Politician, philosopher
Signature
Website	www.rlegutko.pl

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.