Szymon Andrzej Szynkowski vel Sęk (born 24 November 1982 in Poznań) is a Polish politician, member of Sejm (VIII, IX and X terms), between 2018 and 2022 deputy Foreign Affairs Minister of Poland in charge of Polish Diaspora, European Policy and Public Diplomacy, since 2022 Minister for European Union Affairs.

[1] From 2004 to 2015, Szynkowski vel Sęk was assistant of Jacek Tomczak, Marcin Libicki, Konrad Szymański, Ryszard Czarnecki, members of the European Parliament.

[6] On 1 June 2018, Szynkowski vel Sęk was appointed Secretary of State for the Polish Community Abroad, European Policy and Public Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

[8] In July 2020, Szynkowski vel Sęk – on behalf of the Polish government – summoned the German chargé d'affaires "in connection with a sequence of articles in German media using manipulation and creating a clear impression of favouring one of the candidates" around the presidential election, referring to a perceived bias in favour of Rafał Trzaskowski over Andrzej Duda.

[9] In October 2021, he summoned Belgium's ambassador to express "disapproval and indignation" after Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo accused Poland of "playing with fire" in a worsening dispute with the European Commission over the rule of law.