Daniel's surname is of Polish origin and he has kept it as he is proud of his grandfather and all the Polish pilots, soldiers and navy personnel who came over to Britain during World War Two. As his surname is difficult to pronounce* and even harder to spell, he is generally known as 'Daniel', rather than 'Mr Kawczynski' - which is also much more friendly.

(* Kawczynski is pronounced kav - chin - ski.)

biography

Daniel Kawczynski was born in 1972 and is married to Kate. They live in Shawbury, near to the Constituency Office in Shrewsbury, with their young daughter Alexis.

Daniel was brought up in Surrey, before going to Stirling University to study Business Studies with French and Spanish, where he met Kate. He then worked in telecommunications for ten years as an international account manager, travelling extensively in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Daniel was pleased to be chosen as the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Shrewsbury and Atcham and was delighted to be elected as the Member of Parliament May 2005.

In his rather limited spare time, Daniel enjoys gardening and playing golf.