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.
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]