Wojciech Sawicki elected PACE Secretary General

06.10.2010 [15:18]
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Baku, October 6 (AZERTAC). The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), plenary session in Strasbourg, elected Wojciech Sawicki as Secretary General of the Assembly for a five-year term starting on 1 February 2011.

Mr. Sawicki was born in Warsaw (Poland) on 20 March 1955. He joined the Council of Europe in 1996 as Director (Deputy Clerk) in charge of the General Services Department of the Parliamentary Assembly. He has also been co-director of the European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation (ECPRD) since 1996.

As Chairman of the “Solidarnosc” Trade Union Section at the Power Industry Computer Centre in 1980-81, Mr. Sawicki was closely involved in the “Solidarnosc” movement, which played a key role in the opposition to the regime of the People’s Republic of Poland in the 1980s.

The PACE Secretary General ensures the functioning of the Assembly, monitors its decisions and co-ordinates the work of the committees.

Wojciech Sawicki elected PACE Secretary General

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