Jerzy Leszczyński (politician)
Jerzy Leszczyński | |
|---|---|
| Marshal of Podlaskie Voivodeship | |
| In office 9 November 2015 – 11 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mieczysław Baszko |
| Succeeded by | Artur Kosicki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1961 Ciechanowiec, Polish People's Republic |
| Citizenship | Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Political party | Polish People's Party |
| Alma mater | Warsaw University of Life Sciences |
| Occupation | Politician |
Jerzy Leszczyński (born February 8, 1961 in Ciechanowiec[1]) is a Polish politician, civil servant and local government official, who served from 2014 to 2018 a member of the Podlaskie Voivodeship executive board and from 2015 to 2018 as the Marshal of the Podlaskie Voivodeship.
Biography
He graduated from the Catholic St. Augustine High School in Warsaw in 1980, and in 1985 from the Faculty of Agriculture of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences. He worked at the Mazowiecko-Podlaski Open-Air Museum of Agriculture in Ciechanowiec, then from 1987 to 2002 at the Agricultural Advisory Center in Szepietowo. Since 2002, he has been professionally associated with the Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture, becoming deputy director of the Podlaskie regional branch based in Łomża.[2]
An activist of the agricultural self-government within agricultural chambers, appointed to the provincial board of the Polish People's Party.[2] In the parliamentary elections of 2011 and 2015, he unsuccessfully ran for a seat in parliament.[3][4]
In 2014, he was elected as a councilor of the Podlaskie Voivodeship Sejmik,[5] then he took up the position of a member of the newly established provincial board.[6] On November 9, 2015, he was appointed as the new marshal of the Podlaskie province, replacing Mieczysław Baszko.[7] In 2018 and 2024, he was again elected as a provincial councilor.[8][9] On November 22, 2018, Artur Kosicki was elected as the new marshal,[10] but the full provincial board was not elected at that time. Jerzy Leszczyński ended his term of office after it was completed on December 11, 2018.
In 2019, he took the position of secretary of the Gmina Klukowo,[11] and in connection with that, he resigned from membership in the PSL. In the elections of the same year, he unsuccessfully ran for a parliamentary seat from the PSL list.[12] In 2023, he ran for the Sejm on behalf of the Third Way, co-founded by the PSL party.[13]
References
- ^ "Dane osoby z wykazu osób publicznych". ipn.gov.pl. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ^ a b "Trochę o sobie…". jerzyleszczynski.pl. Archived from the original on 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2011". Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2015". Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2014". Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ^ "Baszko marszałkiem, Naszkiewicz i Żywno wicemarszałkami". suwalki.info. 2014-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ^ "Nowy zarząd województwa podlaskiego 2015. Marszałkiem Jerzy Leszczyński". suwalki.info. 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2018". Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2024". Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "Radni sejmiku wybrali marszałka województwa. PiS się w końcu dogadał. Marszałkiem został Artur Kosicki". Wspolczesna. 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
- ^ "Sekretarz Gminy – mgr inż. Jerzy Leszczyński". ug.klukowo.wrotapodlasia.pl. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
- ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2019". Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2023". Retrieved 2023-09-14.