Piotr Arkadiusz Serafin (; born 12 January 1974) is a Polish politician and lawyer who has served as

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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 SGH Warsaw School of Economics (, ''SGH''University of Warsaw The University of Warsaw (, ) is a public university, public research university in Warsaw, Poland. Established on November 19, 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country, offering 37 different fields of study as well ...

. He was a postgraduate student of European integration at the

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Career

Serafin began his professional career at the

Office of the Committee for European Integration An office is a space where the employees of an organization perform administrative work in order to support and realize the various goals of the organization. The word "office" may also denote a position within an organization with specific dut ...

(UKIE) in 1998. In 2004 he became director of the Analysis and Strategy Department. Between 16 January 2008 and 31 December 2009, he was

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of State at UKIE and National Aid Coordinator for the

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and Transition Facility programmes. Following the merging of UKIE and the

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in 2010, he was appointed Undersecretary of State at MFA. In February 2010, Serafin was appointed the deputy head of Cabinet of the EU Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget

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. He served as the Secretary of State at MFA from 22 May 2012 until 24 September 2014. On 1 December 2014, Serafin took the position of the Head of the Cabinet of the

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. From 13 December 2023 to October 2024, Serafin served as the acting Permanent Representative of Poland to the

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. 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.

Honours

*2005 – Silver Cross of Merit, Poland *2014 – Officer's Cross of the

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, Poland *2020 – Commander's Cross of the National Order of Merit,

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References

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