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Cezary Cieślukowski (February 22, 1962 in
Suwałki Suwałki (; ; or סוּוואַלק) is a city in northeastern Poland with a population of 69,206 (2021). It is the capital of Suwałki County and one of the most important centers of commerce in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. A relatively young ci ...
) is a Polish politician, local government official and manager. In the years 1992–1997,
Voivode Voivode ( ), also spelled voivod, voievod or voevod and also known as vaivode ( ), voivoda, vojvoda, vaivada or wojewoda, is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe in use since the Early Mid ...
of
Suwałki Voivodeship Suwałki Voivodeship () was an administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998. In 1999 the Voidvodeship was divided in half and reassigned to two other Voivodeships – the eastern half to Podlaskie Voivodeship and the w ...
, member of the
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of the
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 ...
(2011–2013), in 2015 undersecretary of state in the Ministry of Health and from 2024 he is the chairman of the
Podlaskie Voivodeship Sejmik The Podlaskie Voivodeship Sejmik () is the regional legislature of the Voivodeship of Podlaskie. It is a unicameral parliamentary body consisting of thirty councillors elected to a five-year term. The current chairperson of the assembly is Cezar ...
.


Biography

He graduated in economics from the Central School of Planning and Statistics. He worked as a commissioner of the city of
Sejny Sejny (; ) is a town in north-eastern Poland and the capital of Sejny County, in Podlaskie Voivodeship, close to the northern border with Lithuania and Belarus. It is located in the eastern part of the Suwałki Lake Area (), on the Marycha river ...
, then held the position of director of the office of the local government assembly. In the period 1992–1997 he held the office of
Voivode Voivode ( ), also spelled voivod, voievod or voevod and also known as vaivode ( ), voivoda, vojvoda, vaivada or wojewoda, is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe in use since the Early Mid ...
of
Suwałki Voivodeship Suwałki Voivodeship () was an administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998. In 1999 the Voidvodeship was divided in half and reassigned to two other Voivodeships – the eastern half to Podlaskie Voivodeship and the w ...
. After leaving government administration, he started running a business as president of the board of the Wigry-Projekt joint-stock company. He took up the position of chairman of the Euroregion Niemen Convention, as well as vice-president of the Podlaskie Football Association. He was a member of the
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, and in 2001 he became an activist in the
Civic Platform The Civic Platform (, PO)The party is officially the Civic Platform of the Republic of Poland (''Platforma Obywatelska Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''). is a Centre-right politics, centre-right liberal conservative political party in Poland. Since ...
, managing its local structures in
Suwałki Suwałki (; ; or סוּוואַלק) is a city in northeastern Poland with a population of 69,206 (2021). It is the capital of Suwałki County and one of the most important centers of commerce in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. A relatively young ci ...
. In 1998 he was elected a councilor of the Podlaskie Voivodeship Assembly, which he held for two consecutive terms. In 2001 he ran unsuccessfully for the Sejm from the Civic Platform list, and in
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to the
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. In 2007 he unsuccessfully ran for re-election to the
Podlaskie Voivodeship Sejmik The Podlaskie Voivodeship Sejmik () is the regional legislature of the Voivodeship of Podlaskie. It is a unicameral parliamentary body consisting of thirty councillors elected to a five-year term. The current chairperson of the assembly is Cezar ...
in early elections, but in the 2010 election he was re-elected. In 2011 he was appointed a member of the regional board, a position he held until 2013. In September 2014 election, after he was not placed on the
Civic Platform The Civic Platform (, PO)The party is officially the Civic Platform of the Republic of Poland (''Platforma Obywatelska Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''). is a Centre-right politics, centre-right liberal conservative political party in Poland. Since ...
list for the regional assembly again, he left the party and joined the
Polish People's Party The Polish People's Party (, PSL) is a conservative political party in Poland. It is currently led by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. Its history traces back to 1895, when it held the name People's Party, although its name was changed to the pre ...
. In the same year, he was re-elected on the
Polish People's Party The Polish People's Party (, PSL) is a conservative political party in Poland. It is currently led by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. Its history traces back to 1895, when it held the name People's Party, although its name was changed to the pre ...
ticket in the regional elections. In February 2015, he was nominated by
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for the position of undersecretary of state in the Ministry of Health. In October 2015, he ran in the
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to the
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from the
Polish People's Party The Polish People's Party (, PSL) is a conservative political party in Poland. It is currently led by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. Its history traces back to 1895, when it held the name People's Party, although its name was changed to the pre ...
list, and in November of that year he was dismissed from the position of deputy minister. In 2018, he was re-elected as a councilor of the
Podlaskie Voivodeship Sejmik The Podlaskie Voivodeship Sejmik () is the regional legislature of the Voivodeship of Podlaskie. It is a unicameral parliamentary body consisting of thirty councillors elected to a five-year term. The current chairperson of the assembly is Cezar ...
. In December 2018, he took the position of deputy chairman of the
Podlaskie Voivodeship Sejmik The Podlaskie Voivodeship Sejmik () is the regional legislature of the Voivodeship of Podlaskie. It is a unicameral parliamentary body consisting of thirty councillors elected to a five-year term. The current chairperson of the assembly is Cezar ...
, from which he was dismissed in February 2019. In the same year, he unsuccessfully ran for the Sejm on behalf of the
Polish People's Party The Polish People's Party (, PSL) is a conservative political party in Poland. It is currently led by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. Its history traces back to 1895, when it held the name People's Party, although its name was changed to the pre ...
. In February 2021, he again became deputy chairman of the
Podlaskie Voivodeship Sejmik The Podlaskie Voivodeship Sejmik () is the regional legislature of the Voivodeship of Podlaskie. It is a unicameral parliamentary body consisting of thirty councillors elected to a five-year term. The current chairperson of the assembly is Cezar ...
. In the 2023 elections, he ran for the senator's seat from the
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list. In 2024, he retained his mandate as a provincial councilor for another term, and in May of that year he was elected chairman of the
Podlaskie Voivodeship Sejmik The Podlaskie Voivodeship Sejmik () is the regional legislature of the Voivodeship of Podlaskie. It is a unicameral parliamentary body consisting of thirty councillors elected to a five-year term. The current chairperson of the assembly is Cezar ...
.


References

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