Educated at AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow, graduating from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automatics. Ever since 1990 his professional involvement has been one with public administration. He held the position of Director of the Organization and Supervision Division, and also he served as Director of the Małopolska Province Office in Krakow. Between 1993-1998 he worked as Vice-Governor of the former Kraków Province. From 1998 he was Undersecretary of State, and then Secretary of State in the Ministry of Finance, later to be appointed Government Plenipotentiary for Decentralization of Public Finance. In 2001-2003 he acted as advisor to the President of the National Bank of Poland. In 2003, he was appointed President of the Agency for the Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture. He held the post of Director of the Department for Social Communication of the National Bank of Poland and in 2004 he went on to act as a Member of the Management Board of the NBP. Between 2004-2006 he performed his function as President of the National Health Fund. From 2006 he was Deputy Mayor of the City of Warsaw. Between 2007 and 2009 he served as the Governor of the Małopolska Province. From 2009 he was Minister of the Interior and Administration. In 2012 he was appointed Governor of the Małopolska Province for the second time.
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