Marek Zagórski

Marek Tadeusz Zagórski (born August 6, 1967, in Kamień Pomorski, Poland) is a Polish politician and journalist. He served as a member of the Sejm (the lower house of the Polish parliament) in the IV, VIII, and IX terms.

Biography

Education and career

In 1993, he graduated from the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Szczecin. In 1997, he completed a course in modern financial management at the French Institute of Management, and in 2001, he completed postgraduate studies in banking and finance at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. In 1993, he worked at the "Morze i Ziemia" Publishing House as the head of the distribution department. From 1993 to 1995, he was the editor-in-chief of the cable TV station TV Gryfnet in Szczecin.

Political career

From 1993 to 1997, he was a member of the Conservative Party, and from 1997 to the Conservative People's Party. He led the political cabinet of Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Artur Balazs from 1999 to 2001. In the 2001 elections, he was elected as a member of parliament from the Białystok district

He concluded his ministerial term in 2020 and served as Secretary of State in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister until 2021. He resigned from his parliamentary mandate in 2023 and became the president of the Management Board of the National Food Group in April of the same year.