Andrzej Meyer Explained

Andrzej Bronisław Meyer
Birth Date:6 August 1955
Birth Place:Białystok, Polish People's Republic
Death Cause:Cancer
Party:Civic Platform
Otherparty:Liberal Democratic Congress
Freedom Union
Nationality:Polish
Citizenship:Poland
Alma Mater:University of Białystok
Occupation:Tax consultant, politician
Office:Voivode of Podlaskie Voivodeship
Termstart:22 December 2014
Termend:7 October 2015
President:Bronisław Komorowski
Primeminister:Ewa Kopacz
Predecessor:Maciej Żywno
Successor:Bohdan Paszkowski

Andrzej Bronisław Meyer (6 August 1955 in Białystok[1] -23 January 2016[2] [3]) was a Polish economist, entrepreneur and local government official, in 2011-2014 Vice President of Białystok and in 2014-2015 Voivode of Podlaskie Voivodeship.

Biography

Son of Bronisław and Janina.[3] He graduated in economics from the University of Białystok. He ran his own business in the field of real estate management, he also dealt with tax consultancy, and was a member of the authorities of the National Chamber of Tax Advisors.[1] In 1990, he joined the Liberal Democratic Congress, and in the same year he became a councilor of Białystok for the first term. From 1994 he was a member of the Freedom Union, and in 2005 he joined the Civic Platform, where he held, among others, the function of regional secretary. In 2011, he became the vice-president of Białystok.[1] On December 22, 2014, he was appointed Voivode of Podlaskie Voivodeship.[4] On October 6, 2015, he resigned after being charged with alleged failure to fulfill his duties during his term as vice-president of Białystok.[5] The next day he was dismissed from his position.[6] In 2015, he was awarded the Badge of Honor for Services to the Association of Siberians.[7] He was married and had two children.[1] He died of cancer.[8] He was buried on January 27, 2016, at the Farny Cemetery in Białystok.[8] In 2019, the City Council of Białystok named a roundabout at the intersection of Nowowarszawska and Ciołkowskiego streets after him.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nota biograficzna na stronie urzędu wojewódzkiego. 2014-12-26.
  2. Web site: Nie żyje Andrzej Meyer, były wojewoda podlaski. wyborcza.pl. 2016-01-23. 2016-01-23.
  3. Web site: Andrzej Meyer. rejestry-notarialne.pl. 2021-03-05.
  4. Web site: 2014-12-26. 2016-03-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309041419/http://dziendobry.bialystok.pl/andrzej-meyer-oficjalnie-wojewoda/. 2014-12-23. pl. dziendobry.bialystok.pl. Andrzej Meyer oficjalnie wojewodą.
  5. Web site: Wojewoda podlaski Andrzej Meyer podał się do dymisji. wp.pl. 2015-10-06. 2015-10-07.
  6. Web site: Prezes Rady Ministrów odwołała Andrzeja Meyera ze stanowiska wojewody podlaskiego z dniem 07.10.2015 roku. pl. bialystok.uw.gov.pl. 2015-10-08. 2015-10-11.
  7. Web site: XV Międzynarodowy Marsz Żywej Pamięci Polskiego Sybiru w Białymstoku . Beata Żyłkowska . 2015-09-11. sybiracyzg.pl. 2016-01-15.
  8. Web site: Andrzej Meyer spoczął na cmentarzu farnym. Pożegnano byłego wojewodę. 2016-01-26. bialystokonline.pl. 2016-01-27.
  9. Web site: Mamy w Białymstoku rondo Andrzeja Meyera. pl. bia24.pl. 2019-01-11. 2019-01-11.