Bogdan Zdrojewski
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| Member of the European Parliament for Lower Silesian and Opole |
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In office 1 July 2014 – ... |
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| Minister of Culture and National Heritage | |
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In office 16 November 2007 – 17 June 2014 |
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Lech Kaczyński Bronisław Komorowski |
| Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
| Preceded by | Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski |
| Succeeded by | Małgorzata Omilanowska |
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Parliamentary Leader of the Civic Platform 5th Leader of the Civic Platform in the Sejm |
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In office 5 December 2006 – 5 November 2007 |
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| Leader | Donald Tusk |
| Preceded by | Donald Tusk |
| Succeeded by | Zbigniew Chlebowski |
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In office 25 September 2005 – 27 May 2014 |
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| Constituency | 3 – Wrocław |
| Mayor of Wrocław | |
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In office 5 June 1990 – 8 May 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Stefan Skąpski |
| Succeeded by | Stanisław Huskowski |
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18 May 1957 Kłodzko, Poland |
| Political party | Civic Platform |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Mietelska |
Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski [ˈbɔɡdan zdrɔˈjɛfskʲi] (born 18 May 1957) is a Polish politician and local government leader. He served as the Mayor of Wrocław from 4 June 1990 to 1 September 2001, a Senator of the 4th legislature, and a Member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) of the 4th, 5th, and 6th parliamentary term. From 2006 to 2007, Zdrojewski chaired the Parliamentary Delegation of Platforma Obywatelska, and from 2007 to 2014, served as Minister of Culture and National Heritage. Since 2014, he has been a Member of the European Parliament of the 8th legislature.
A son of Leonard and Miroslawa.
From 1976 to 1977, Bogdan Zdrojewski worked as a junior machinist of electric traction at the Polish National Railways, and then until 1979 as a specialist in the National Grain and Milling Factory in Wroclaw.
He holds degrees in Philosophy (1983) and Cultural Studies (1985) from the University of Wrocław. During his studies, he founded and chaired the History of Philosophy Scientific Circle (from 1980). In 1980, he joined the Independent Students’ Union (ISU), and became the leader of the branch at the Department of Philosophy and History at the University of Wroclaw in the autumn of 1980. After the martial law was announced in 1982, Bogdan Zdrojewski led ISU at the University of Wroclaw (until 1984).
In 1984, he became a Faculty Member at the Wrocław University of Economics, and a member of the NSZZ "Solidarność" founding committee. From 1989 to 1990, he worked for the Institute of Sociology at the University of Wrocław. At the same time, he was a Secretary of the Wrocław Solidarity Citizens’ Committee (1989-1990) as well as a founder and director of the Centre for Social Research of the Regional Executive Committee of NSZZ "Solidarność" in Lower Silesia (1989-1990).
He served three terms as a City Councillor of Wrocław (1990 - 1994, 1994 – 1998, and 1998 - 2001). He was the first Mayor of the City of Wrocław elected in free and open local government elections, and Poland’s youngest Mayor (33 when he took office). He served as Mayor for 11 years (from 4 June 1990 to 1 September 2001). Citizens of Lower Silesia are particularly grateful for his work during the 1997 flood, during which he personally coordinated the city’s response to the threat, including by leading efforts to deliver assistance to residents in need.
He became a Senator in 1997, receiving 241 179 votes as an independent candidate. He resigned on 11 January 2000, after the Constitutional Court’s decision that the Mayor’s position cannot be combined with a Senator’s mandate. He resigned from the Mayor’s position in May 2001, as he decided to stand as a candidate in parliamentary elections. He was elected for the 4th parliamentary term of Sejm from Platforma Obywatelska (47 297 votes).
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