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

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and

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. In 2007 and from 2015 to December 2023 he was the

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Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship in northeastern Poland. The name of the voivodeship refers to the historical region of Podlachia (in Polish, ''Podlasie''), and significant part of its territory corresponds to th ...

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 foreign one i ...

). 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 20 December 1994 to 12 December 2006 he was the

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

. He served as a senator in the VII, VIII and IX convocations of the

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

by Prime Minister

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. and served in that position until December 2023 when his term ended in accordance with decision of

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and replaced by

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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 Voivodes of Podlaskie Voivodeship