Bogusław Marian Liberadzki (pronounced ; born 12 September 1948 in Sochaczew) is a Polish economist and politician. He has been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2004. Biography Bogusław Liberadzki is a professor of economics. He was educated at Main School of Planning and Statistics (now Warsaw School of Economics) and the University of Illinois. He holds the Chair of Transportation at the Warsaw School of Economics in Warsaw (Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie - SGH) and is also a professor in the Maritime University of Szczecin (Akademia Morska w Szczecinie). He was an under secretary (vice minister) in the Ministry of Transportation and Maritime Economy 1989–1993 and minister in that ministry 1993–1997. Between 1997 and 2003 he was an MP (member of Sejm, lower house of Polish parliament) representing Democratic Left Alliance. Since 2003 he has sat in the European Parliament, first as a permanent observer and then on 1 May 2003 he was appointed an MEP. He is currently vice president of the European Parliament and a member of two committees: Budgetary Control and Transport and Tourism. Personal life He has a wife, Grażyna and two sons (identical twins) - Kamil (MA) and Marcin (PhD), both working at the Department of Banking of the SGH. References External links Bogusław Liberadzki's homepage Photograph of young Kamil and Marcin Liberadzki with their mother 1948 births Living people Democratic Left Alliance politicians Members of the Polish Sejm 1997–2001 Members of the Polish Sejm 2001–2005 Democratic Left Alliance MEPs MEPs for Poland 2004 MEPs for Poland 2004–2009 MEPs for Poland 2009–2014 MEPs for Poland 2014–2019 MEPs for Poland 2019–2024 People from Sochaczew SGH Warsaw School of Economics alumni Academic staff of the SGH Warsaw School of Economics Polish economists Government ministers of Poland Fulbright alumni