Pomeranian Voivodeship is a voivodeship,or province,in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk.
West Pomeranian Voivodeship is a voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin. Its area equals 22,892.48 km2 (8,838.84 sq mi),and in 2021,it was inhabited by 1,682,003 people.
Człuchów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship,northern Poland. It came into being on January 1,1999,as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Człuchów,which lies 115 kilometres (71 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. The county also contains the towns of Czarne,lying 28 km (17 mi) west of Człuchów,and Debrzno,16 km (10 mi) south-west of Człuchów.
Bytów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Pomeranian Voivodeship,northern Poland. It came into being on January 1,1999,as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Bytów,which lies 79 kilometres (49 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk. The only other town in the county is Miastko,lying 37 km (23 mi) west of Bytów.
Romuald Kosieniak is a former Polish politician who was a 2nd Voivode of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (2001-2006) and Vice-Starosta of Bydgoszcz County (1998-2001).
Józef Jan Ramlau is a former Polish politician who was a Voivode of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (2006) and a Member of ToruńCounty Council (1998-2002).
Zbigniew Grzegorz Hoffmann is a former Polish politician who was a Voivode of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (2006–2009) and a Vice-Voivode of Greater Poland Voivodeship (2006).
RafałPiotr Bruski is a Polish politician who is a president of Bydgoszcz,was a Voivode of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (2007-2010) and a former Deputy-President of Bydgoszcz (2006-2007).
Ewa Monika Mes is a Polish politician who is current a Voivode of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
The Kashubian Association is a Poland-based association for Kashubians with the aim of developing the national,civic and cultural awareness of Kashubians from around the world. In particular,it is calling for recognizing the Kashubian as an ethnic minority in Poland:in the current Polish law on minorities,the only right the Kashubians enjoy is the status of their language as regional.
Przemysław Czarnek is a Polish politician and academic,who was voivode of the Lubelskie Voivodeship from 2015–2019. He was elected in 2019 as a member of the 9th Sejm as a member of Law and Justice. Czarnek is notable for his opposition to LGBT rights,his controversial comments on women's rights,and supporting corporal punishment for children. He filed a criminal case in opposition to the recognition of Ukrainian victims of the Home Army in the 1944 Sahryńmassacre.
Władysław Tomasz Lisewski was a Polish politician. He served as the mayor of Szczecin from 1991 to 1994,the voivode of the Szczecin Voivodeship from 1997 to 1999,and the voivode of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship from 1999 to 2001.
The Szczecin Voivodeship was a voivodeship (province) with its capital in Szczecin,that was centered on the Farther Pomerania. It existed from 1946 to 1975. Until 19 February 1947 it was under the administration of Provisional Government of National Unity,which then was replaced by the Polish People's Republic. It was established on 28 June 1946,when it was carved out of the territory of the District of the Western Pomerania,and parts of the Gdańsk,and Pomeranian Voivodeships. On 6 July 1950,its eastern half was incorporated into then-established Koszalin Voivodeship,and the voivodeship ceased to exist on 31 May 1975,when it was replaced by then-established Szczecin and Gorzów Voivodeships.
The Gdańsk Voivodeship was a voivodeship (province) with capital in Gdańsk,that was located in the region of Pomerelia. It existed from 1945 to 1975. Until 28 June 1945,it remained under the administration of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland,which then was replaced by the Provisional Government of National Unity. On,19 February 1947,the provisional government was replaced by the Polish People's Republic. It was established on 7 April 1945,from the parts of the territories of the Pomeranian Voivodeship,and the Masurian District,Poland. The voivodeship ceased to exist on 31 May 1975,when it was partitioned by then-established voivodeships of Elbląg,Gdańsk,and Słupsk.
Andrzej Bronisław Meyer was a Polish economist,entrepreneur and local government official,in 2011-2014 Vice President of Białystok and in 2014-2015 Voivode of Podlaskie Voivodeship.
The All-Poland Local Government Coalition is an organization in Poland consisting of local government political associations. As part of it functions the political party of the Local Government Coalition. It was founded on 12 December 2020 by splitting from the Nonpartisan Local Government Activists,and registered on 8 February 2021. Its political party was registered on 22 February 2024.
Beata Katarzyna Rutkiewicz is a politician,and manager. Since 2023,she is the voivode of the Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Anna Górska is a Polish political activist,political scientist,journalist and politician. She is a senator of the 11th term.
