Piotr Serafin

Piotr Arkadiusz Serafin (; born 12 January 1974) is a Polish politician and lawyer who has served as European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration since December 2024. Between 2007–2008, he served as Undersecretary of State for European Integration and between 2012–2014 as Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs.

Early life and education Serafin graduated in economics at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, and in law at the University of Warsaw. He was a postgraduate student of European integration at the University of Sussex.

Career Serafin began his professional career at the Office of the Committee for European Integration (UKIE) in 1998. In 2004 he became director of the Analysis and Strategy Department. Between 16 January 2008 and 31 December 2009, he was Undersecretary of State at UKIE and National Aid Coordinator for the Phare and Transition Facility programmes. Following the merging of UKIE and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2010, he was appointed Undersecretary of State at MFA.

From 13 December 2023 to October 2024, Serafin served as the acting Permanent Representative of Poland to the European Union. In August 2024, he was nominated by the Polish Government to be Poland's next European Commissioner.

Personal life Serafin is married and has two daughters. 2014 – Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Poland 2020 – Commander's Cross of the National Order of Merit, Romania