Jerzy Buzek

His Excellency
Jerzy Buzek
MEP
His Excellency Jerzy Buzek MEP
	Buzek in 2010
President of the European Parliament
	In office; 14 July 2009 – 17 January 2012
Deputy	See list Giovanni Pittella; Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou; Stavros Lambrinidis; Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez; Alejo Vidal-Quadras; Dagmar Roth-Behrendt; Libor Rouček; Isabelle Durant; Roberta Angelilli; Diana Wallis; Pál Schmitt; Edward McMillan-Scott; Rainer Wieland; Silvana Koch-Mehrin;
Preceded by	Hans-Gert Pöttering
Succeeded by	Martin Schulz
Prime Minister of Poland
	In office; 31 October 1997 – 19 October 2001
President	Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Deputy	See list Longin Komołowski; Leszek Balcerowicz; Janusz Tomaszewski; Janusz Steinhoff;
Preceded by	Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz
Succeeded by	Leszek Miller
Member of the European Parliament; for Poland
Parliamentary offices
Member of the European Parliament; for Poland
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 20 July 2004
Member of the Sejm; for Warsaw I
	In office; 21 October 1997 – 18 October 2001
Personal details
Born	Jerzy Karol Buzek; 3 July 1940 (age 83); Smilowitz, Nazi Germany (now Czech Republic)
Political party	Civic Platform
Other political; affiliations	European People's Party
Spouse	Ludgarda Buzek
Children	Agata
Education	Silesian University of Technology
Awards
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Jerzy Karol Buzek ([ˈjɛʐɨ ˈbuzɛk] ^ⓘ; born 3 July 1940) is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament from Poland. He has served as Prime Minister of Poland from 1997 to 2001, since being elected to the European Parliament in 2004, he served as President of the European Parliament between 2009 and 2012.^[1] He is married to Ludgarda Buzek^[2] and is the father of Polish actress Agata Buzek.

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^ Buzek, Ludgarda. "BIP (Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej)". Retrieved 2 December 2011.