Born on 25 January 1963, pol. Ryszard Henryk Czarnecki is a Polish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Poland. He is a member of the Law and Justice, which is part of the European Conservatives and Reformists.
Prior to 2008, he was a member of the Self-Defence party. He was part of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs. He is the Chair of the EU-Russia Delegation and Coordinator for the CONT committee. He served as the Minister in the PM Cabinet and was the Minister of European Integration.