Krzysztof Hetman


Krzysztof Andrzej Hetman is a Polish politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament since 2014. Born in Lublin, Hetman graduated from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University and soon after worked for Lublin Voivodeship as a Deputy Director from 2002 to 2005 and as a Director of Regional Development from 2005 to 2007. In 2010, he was named Marshal of Lublin Voivodeship.
Hetman first ran for political office in 2006 when he ran for Lublin city council, but did not win. He also ran in the 2011 Polish parliamentary election as a member of the Polish People's Party. In 2014, he ran in the European Parliament elections in Lublin, and finished first with 24,862 votes.