Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI Born in Rawa Mazowiecka, Poland, in 1954 Education 1977 Advanced legal studies: Master’s degree in law, graduated from the University of Łódź, Department of Law and Administration Professional experience: 2004 – 2016 Member of the European Parliament 2001 – 2004 Deputy Speaker of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) 1995 – 2001 President of the Polish Supreme Audit Office (NIK) 1993 – 1995 Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) 1991 – 1993 Judge at the High Court of Justice 1990 – 1993 Member of the National Council of the Judiciary of Poland 1990 – 1991 Judge seconded to the Supreme Court 1980 – 1993 Regional court judge, provincial court judge and judge at the Court of Appeal 1977 – 1980 Trainee public prosecutor National parliament offices held 2001 – 2004 Chairman of the Committee on Codification Changes 2001 – 2004 Deputy Speaker of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) 2001 – 2004; 1993 – 1995 Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) National government offices held 1994 – 1995 Under-Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office with responsibility for Legislative Affairs 1 Offices held in external audit bodies 1995 – 2001 President of the Polish Supreme Audit Office (NIK) Offices held in the judiciary 1991 – 1993 Judge at the High Court of Justice 1990 – 1993 Member of the National Council of the Judiciary of Poland 1990 – 1991 Judge seconded to the Supreme Court 1980 – 1993 Judge at district, provincial and appeal courts Offices held in the EU institutions 2004 – 2016 Member of the European Parliament 2004 – 2016 Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 2004 – 2012 Member of the Committee on Budgetary Control 2004 – 2016 Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia 2007 – 2009 Substitute member of the Committee on Budgets 2003 – 2004 Observer at the European Parliament Other activities 2014 – 2016 President of the European Parliament's Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals 2004 – 2016 Member of the European Parliament's Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals Offices held in other international organisations 1995 – 1999 Member of the Governing Board of EUROSAI — European Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions Publications Author & co-author of the comments on the Polish Penal Code (5x) Author of more than 100 articles and publications on criminal law in various legal magazines in Poland 2 .