Jas Gawronski

Jas Gawronski(born 7 February 1936) is an Italian journalist and politician. He was amember of the European ParliamentforNorth-WestwithForza Italia,member of the Bureau of theEuropean People's Party,and sits on theEuropean Parliament'sCommittee on Foreign Affairs.

Jas Gawronski
Member of theSenate of the Republic
In office 9 May 1996 – 18 December 1999
Member of the European Parliament
In office 10 June 1979 – 12 June 1994
In office 13 June 1999 – 7 June 2009
Personal details
Born	(1936-02-07)7 February 1936 Vienna,Austria
Nationality	Italian
Political party	PRI(until 1994) FI(1994–2009)
Alma mater	Sapienza University of Rome
Occupation	Journalist, politician

Biography

Born into thePolish noble family,he is the grandson of Stanisław Gawroński,Rawicz coat of arms(1860-1942) and his wife, Princess HelenaLubomirska(1870-1950).Gawronski, who speaks Polish fluently, was born inVienna,Austria,the son of a Polish ambassador, Jan Gawroński, and the Italian writerLuciana Frassati.He was correspondent forRAI(Italian State television) fromNew York,Paris,MoscowandWarsaw,and later hosted some political shows forSilvio Berlusconi'sMediasetnetwork. He collaborated with the newspapersIl GiornoandLa Stampa.From 1981 to 1994 he was a member of the European Parliament for theItalian Republican Party.He later switched to Berlusconi's Forza Italia, for which he was elected to theItalian Senatein 1996–99.

Gawronski is a substitute for theCommittee on International Trade,a member of the Delegation for Relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and a substitute for the Delegation for Relations with the Korean Peninsula.

External links

• Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian):XIIIlegislature
• Personal profile of Jas Gawronskiin theEuropean Parliament's database of members
• Declaration(PDF) offinancial interests(in Italian)