Wawrzyk graduated in international relations and law from the
University of Warsaw. In 2006, he became a doctor of humanities based on his thesis titled
Polityka wewnętrzna Unii Europejskiej (Internal Policy of the European Union) from the
Pułtusk Academy of Humanities.
Political activities Wawrzyk was in the
Polish People's Party for several years. On 2 February 2018, he became Undersecretary of State at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responsible for parliamentary, legal, treaty, consular, United Nations and human rights matters. He then resigned from his position at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On 27 November 2019, he returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Secretary of State. He was entrusted with matters related to Poland's membership in the EU, legal, legal and treaty matters, matters relating to the United Nations, as well as consular and parliamentary matters. In December 2020, he became a candidate for the position of
Ombudsman on the recommendation of
Law and Justice. On 21 January 2021, his candidacy was accepted by the
Sejm (233 MPs for, 219 against, 1 abstained), but the Senate rejected his candidacy (51 against, 48 for, 1 abstained). In March 2021, he joined
Law and Justice.
Visa scandal On 31 August 2023, Prime Minister
Mateusz Morawiecki dismissed him from the position of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. The official reason for his dismissal was "lack of satisfactory cooperation", although media outlets say that it was because of the
Polish cash-for-visa scandal. On 14 September 2023, he was reportedly hospitalized in a critical condition after what is believed to be a suicide attempt. The
suicide note left mentioned the scandal. On 17 January 2024, the
Central Anticorruption Bureau announced that an individual, named only as "Piotr W." in accordance with Polish privacy law, had been arrested on corruption charges relating to the scandal; a statement issued by Wawrzyk later confirmed that he had been the subject of the arrest. == See also ==