Bogdan Zdrojewski

Bogdan Zdrojewski
Member of the European Parliament
for Lower Silesian and Opole
In office
1 July 2014 – ...
Minister of Culture and National Heritage
In office
16 November 2007 – 17 June 2014
President Lech Kaczyński
Bronisław Komorowski
Prime Minister Donald Tusk
Preceded by Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski
Succeeded by Małgorzata Omilanowska
Parliamentary Leader of the Civic Platform
5th Leader of the Civic Platform in the Sejm
In office
5 December 2006 – 5 November 2007
Leader Donald Tusk
Preceded by Donald Tusk
Succeeded by Zbigniew Chlebowski
Member of the Sejm
In office
25 September 2005 – 27 May 2014
Constituency 3 – Wrocław
Mayor of Wrocław
In office
5 June 1990 – 8 May 2001
Preceded by Stefan Skąpski
Succeeded by Stanisław Huskowski
Personal details
Born (1957-05-18) 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.

Biography

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).

In 2005, he was reelected to Sejm of the 5th legislature from Platforma Obywatelska list in Wroclaw (73 959 votes). In 2006, he took the position of Minister of National Defence in Donald Tusk’s shadow cabinet. On 5 December 2006, he became a Head of the Platforma Obywatelska Parliamentary Delegation. Standing in Wrocław for reelection to the Parliament in 2007, he received the third-highest result in Poland, which amounted to 213 883 votes.

On 16 November 2007, he became Minister of Culture and National Heritage in Donald Tusk’s first government. During Parliamentary election 2011, he was re-elected to the Sejm gaining the support of 149 962 voters. In Donald Tusk second government, he continued his work as Minister of Culture and National Heritage.

In 2014, he received a mandate of a Member of the European Parliament of the 8th legislature. He took over the mandate of a Member of the European Parliament on 1 July 2014.

Personal life

Married, has a daughter Karolina, and a son Stanislaw.

Selected Awards

Other Awards


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