Bohdan Paszkowski (born 31 January 1965 in Białystok) is a Polish

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and

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. In 2007 and since 2015 he is the

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Biography

He was born in Białystok, the son of Andrezej. In 1989 he graduated from the Faculty of Law of the Branch of the University of Warsaw in Białystok (now the

University of Białystok The University of Bialystok is the largest university in the north-eastern region of Poland, educating in various fields of study, including humanities, social and natural sciences and mathematics. It has nine faculties, including a foreig ...

). In the years 1990–1992 he was a

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in the Provincial Court in Białystok. In 1993, he obtained the qualifications of a legal advisor. From December 20, 1994, to December 12, 2006, he was the city secretary of

Białystok Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area. Białystok is located in the Białystok Up ...

. He served as a senator in the

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, VIII and IX convocations of the

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. On December 8, 2015, he was appointed to the post of

by Prime Minister

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. He is married and has two daughters.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Paszkowski, Bohdan Law and Justice politicians Politicians from Białystok 1965 births Living people University of Białystok alumni pl:Bohdan Józef Paszkowski