Kamil Bortniczuk

Kamil Bortniczuk
Minister of Sport and Tourism
In office
26 October 2021 – 27 November 2023
PresidentAndrzej Duda
Prime MinisterMateusz Morawiecki
Preceded byWitold Bańka
Succeeded byDanuta Dmowska
Personal details
Born (1983-06-11) 11 June 1983 (age 41)
Głuchołazy, Polish People's Republic
Political party
SpouseAnna Bortniczuk
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Gdańsk
Professionpolitician, lawyer
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Kamil Bortniczuk (born 11 June 1983[1]) is a Polish politician, member of the VIII and IX Sejm as a member of the Agreement political party, within the Law and Justice parliamentary club as part of the United Right coalition. He represents the Opole constituency. In October 2021 he became the Polish Minister of Sport and Tourism.

Polish Minister of Sport and Tourism

On 26 October 2021 he became the Polish Minister of Sport and Tourism.[2][3]

In April 2022, after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, he said that Poland wanted Russia to be excluded from every sports federation led by the International Olympic Committee until peace has been restored in Ukraine, and Ukraine has received compensation for the invasion.[4][5]

Personal and early years

In 2007 he finished studies in international relations in the University of Wrocław, and in 2017 in law in the University of Gdańsk.[6]

He and his wife Anna have three daughters and a son.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 12 November 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Zmiany w składzie Rady Ministrów". prezydent.pl (in Polish). The President of Poland. 26 October 2021. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ Kaczynski, Piotr Maciej (27 October 2021). "PiS government reshuffle". www.euractiv.com.
  4. ^ "Polish Sports Minister wants Russia excluded from all Olympic Federations". www.insidethegames.biz. 5 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Poland advocates expelling Russia from all sports federations". www.thefirstnews.com.
  6. ^ "Kamil Bortniczuk - The Chancellery of the Prime Minister - Gov.pl website". The Chancellery of the Prime Minister.
  7. ^ "Kamil Bortniczuk (@KamilBortniczuk) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 3 November 2019.


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