Marcin Piotr Kierwiński (born 22 August 1976) is a Polish politician, local government official, who is currently serving as the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration since 2025 for the second time. having previously held that office from December 2023 to May 2024.
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Early life and education
Marcin Piotr Kierwiński was born on 22 August 1976 in Warsaw. In 2001, he graduated from the Warsaw University of Technology with a master's degree in biomedical electronics engineering. In 2002, he earned a second master's degree in management and marketing from the same university. In 2003, he completed a postgraduate course in IT infrastructure management at the ORGMASZ Institute of Organisation and Management in Industry.
Managerial career
Kierwiński worked at Optimus, a Polish electronics company, and at the Military Institute of Aviation Medicine. From 2000 to 2007, he was an employee of PZL Warszawa-Okęcie, an aviation company. In 2007, he became vice president of the executive board of IF Max-Film, a local cinema chain. From 2007 to 2010, he also served as vice president of the executive board of Warsaw Modlin Airport.
Political career
He served as the Deputy Marshal of the 3rd and 4th term of Masovia from 2010 to 2011, Member of Sejm of the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th term, secretary of state in the Prime Minister's Chancellery and head of the political cabinet of Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz in 2015 and general secretary of the Civic Platform from 2020.
He was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in May 2024. He subsequently resigned to re-enter the Council of Ministers in September to coordinate activities related to the reconstruction of flood-affected areas after the 2024 European floods.