# Marek Balt

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Polish politician

Marek Balt MEP Member of European Parliament In office 1 July 2019 – 9 June 2024 Personal details Born (1973-04-08) 8 April 1973 (age 53) Częstochowa, Poland Party Democratic Left Alliance (until 2021) New Left (since 2021-2025) New Wave (since 2025) Other political affiliations European Coalition (2019) Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (Since 2019) Alma mater Częstochowa University of Technology Occupation politician, economist

**Marek Paweł Balt** (born 8 April 1973) is a [Polish politician](/source/Polish_politician) and [economist](/source/Economist) who has been serving as a [Member of the European Parliament](/source/Member_of_the_European_Parliament) since the [2019 elections](/source/2019_European_Parliament_election).

## Early life and education

Balt holds a Master's degree in business management from the [Częstochowa University of Technology](/source/Cz%C4%99stochowa_University_of_Technology).[1] In 2017, he also graduated from [WSB University](/source/WSB_University) (Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu w Dąbrowie Górniczej until 15 April 2018).

## Political career

### Career in local politics

In 2004, Balt first ran for elections to the [European Parliament](/source/European_Parliament) as Poland became a member of the [European Union](/source/European_Union). As he did not manage to get a place at the European Parliament that year, later in the [local elections](/source/Local_elections_in_Poland) in 2006[2] and in 2010,[3] he was elected to [Częstochowa City Council](/source/Cz%C4%99stochowa_City_Council). From 2010 to 2011, he was the chairman of the City Council.

### Member of the Parliament of Poland, 2011–2015

In the [parliamentary elections in 2011](/source/2011_Polish_parliamentary_election), he obtained a parliamentary mandate and received 5378 votes.[4] In 2012, he was elected as a chairman of the SLD structures in the [Silesian Voivodeship](/source/Silesian_Voivodeship).[5] During his service at the [Polish Parliament](/source/Parliament_of_Poland), Balt was a member of the Health Committee, member of the Committee for Environmental Protection, Natural Resources and Forestry, member of the Committee for Senior Affairs, and vice-chairman of the standing subcommittee for monitoring waste management. In the [2015 parliamentary elections](/source/2015_Polish_parliamentary_election), he did not get a place again.

On 23 January 2016, Balt became vice-chairman of SLD.[6] In the [local elections in 2018](/source/2018_Polish_local_elections), Balt was elected a councilor to the [Silesian Regional Assembly](/source/Silesian_Regional_Assembly).[7]

### Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present

Balt has been a [Member of the European Parliament](/source/Member_of_the_European_Parliament) since the [2019 European elections](/source/2019_European_Parliament_election), representing the [Silesian Voivodeship](/source/Silesian_(European_Parliament_constituency)).[8] In parliament, he has since been serving on the [Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety](/source/European_Parliament_Committee_on_the_Environment%2C_Public_Health_and_Food_Safety). In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the parliament's delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the [Association of Southeast Asian Nations](/source/Association_of_Southeast_Asian_Nations) (ASEAN).[9]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Spotkanie z kandydatem na PosÅ'a Markiem Baltem -SLD"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131953/http://netformator.pl/publicystyka/wydarzenia/z-regionu/1630-spotkanie-marekbaltre). 2016-03-04. Archived from [the original](http://netformator.pl/publicystyka/wydarzenia/z-regionu/1630-spotkanie-marekbaltre) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2019-01-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Geografia wyborcza - Wybory samorządowe - Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza"](http://wybory2006.pkw.gov.pl/kbw/wynikiRadaMiasta2d10.html?jdn=246401). *wybory2006.pkw.gov.pl*. Retrieved 2019-01-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Wybory Samorządowe 2010 - Geografia wyborcza - Województwo śląskie - - m. Częstochowa"](http://wybory2010.pkw.gov.pl/geo/pl/240000/246401.html#tabs-4). *wybory2010.pkw.gov.pl*. Retrieved 2019-01-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Wybory 2011"](http://wybory2011.pkw.gov.pl/wsw/pl/sjm-28.html). *wybory2011.pkw.gov.pl*. Retrieved 2019-01-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Stech, Witold. ["PoseÅ' Marek Balt nowym szefem Å›lÄ…skiego SLD. Zaborowski przegÅ'osowany"](https://dziennikzachodni.pl/posel-marek-balt-nowym-szefem-slaskiego-sld-zaborowski-przeglosowany/ar/538619#wiadomosci). *Dziennikzachodni.pl* (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-01-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Marek Balt"](https://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marek_Balt&oldid=54912103), *Wikipedia, wolna encyklopedia* (in Polish), 2018-11-01, retrieved 2019-01-25

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Wybory samorządowe 2018"](https://wybory2018.pkw.gov.pl/pl/geografia/240000#results_elect_council). *wybory2018.pkw.gov.pl*. Retrieved 2019-01-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Wyborcza.pl"](https://czestochowa.wyborcza.pl/czestochowa/7,48725,24833432,eurowybory-2019-marek-balt-eurodeputowanym-waza-sie-losy-jego.html?disableRedirects=true). *czestochowa.wyborcza.pl*. Retrieved 2019-10-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Marek Balt](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197495/MAREK+PAWEL_BALT/home) [European Parliament](/source/European_Parliament).

## External links

Personal profile of [Marek Balt](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/197495/MAREK+PAWEL_BALT/home) in the [European Parliament's](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/portal/en) database of members.

v t e Current members of the European Parliament from Poland (2019–2024) Adamowicz (EPP) Balt (S&D) Belka (S&D) Biedroń (S&D) Bielan (ECR) Brejza (EPP) Brudziński (ECR) Buzek (EPP) Cimoszewicz (S&D) Czarnecki (ECR) Duda (EPP) Fotyga (ECR) Frankowski (EPP) Halicki (EPP) Hübner (EPP) Jaki (ECR) Jarubas (EPP) Jurgiel (ECR) Kalinowski (EPP) Karpiński (EPP) Karski (ECR) Kempa (ECR) Kloc (ECR) Kohut (S&D) Kopacz (EPP) Kopcińska (ECR) Krasnodębski (ECR) Kruk (ECR) Legutko (ECR) Lewandowski (EPP) Liberadzki (S&D) Łukacijewska (EPP) Mazurek (ECR) Miller (S&D) Możdżanowska (ECR) Ochojska (EPP) Olbrycht (EPP) Pahl (EPP) Poręba (ECR) Rafalska (ECR) Romanowski (ECR) Rzońca (ECR) Saryusz-Wolski (ECR) Sikorski (EPP) Spurek (Greens–EFA) Szydło (ECR) Tarczyński (ECR) Thun (Renew) Tobiszowski (ECR) Waszczykowski (ECR) Wiśniewska (ECR) Zalewska (ECR) Złotowski (ECR)

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