Ryszard Legutko

Ryszard Legutko
Legutko in 2020
Co-chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists
Head of the Polish Law and Justice Delegation to the European Parliament
Assumed office
11 December 2011
Serving alongsideJorge Buxadé
Minister of National Education
In office
13 August 2007 – 16 November 2007
PresidentLech Kaczyński
Prime MinisterJarosław Kaczyński
Preceded byRoman Giertych
Succeeded byKatarzyna Hall
Member of the European Parliament
for Lesser Poland and Świętokrzyskie
In office
1 July 2014 – 1 July 2024
Member of the European Parliament
for Lower Silesian and Opole
In office
14 July 2009 – 2 July 2014
Personal details
Born (1949-12-24) 24 December 1949
PartyLaw and Justice
Children2
Alma materJagiellonian University
OccupationPolitician, philosopher
Signature
Websitewww.rlegutko.pl
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Ryszard Antoni Legutko (Polish pronunciation: [ˈrɨʂart anˈtɔɲi lɛˈɡutkɔ]; born 24 December 1949) is a Polish philosopher and politician. He is a professor of philosophy at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, specializing in ancient philosophy and political theory. A member of the right-wing Law and Justice party domestically, Legutko has also served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2024 being a prominent member of the minority European Conservatives and Reformists political group.