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Andrzej Meyer

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Andrzej Bronisław Meyer
Andrzej Meyer in right together with Wojciech Dzierzgowski and Andrzej Halicki
Voivode of Podlaskie Voivodeship
In office
22 December 2014 – 7 October 2015
PresidentBronisław Komorowski
Prime MinisterEwa Kopacz
Preceded byMaciej Żywno
Succeeded byBohdan Paszkowski
Personal details
Born(1955-08-06)6 August 1955
Białystok, Polish People's Republic
Died23 January 2016(2016-01-23) (aged 60)
Cause of deathCancer
Resting placeFarny Cemetery in Białystok
CitizenshipPoland
NationalityPolish
Political partyCivic Platform
Other political
affiliations
Liberal Democratic Congress
Freedom Union
Alma materUniversity of Białystok
OccupationTax consultant, politician

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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Nota biograficzna na stronie urzędu wojewódzkiego". Retrieved 2014-12-26.
  2. ^ "Nie żyje Andrzej Meyer, były wojewoda podlaski". wyborcza.pl. 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  3. ^ a b "Andrzej Meyer". rejestry-notarialne.pl. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  4. ^ "Andrzej Meyer oficjalnie wojewodą" (in Polish). dziendobry.bialystok.pl. 2014-12-23. Archived from the original on 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2014-12-26.
  5. ^ "Wojewoda podlaski Andrzej Meyer podał się do dymisji". wp.pl. 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
  6. ^ "Prezes Rady Ministrów odwołała Andrzeja Meyera ze stanowiska wojewody podlaskiego z dniem 07.10.2015 roku" (in Polish). bialystok.uw.gov.pl. 2015-10-08. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  7. ^ Beata Żyłkowska (2015-09-11). "XV Międzynarodowy Marsz Żywej Pamięci Polskiego Sybiru w Białymstoku". sybiracyzg.pl. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  8. ^ a b "Andrzej Meyer spoczął na cmentarzu farnym. Pożegnano byłego wojewodę". bialystokonline.pl. 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  9. ^ "Mamy w Białymstoku rondo Andrzeja Meyera" (in Polish). bia24.pl. 2019-01-11. Retrieved 2019-01-11.