Olgierd Geblewicz

Olgierd Geblewicz
Marshal of West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 December 2010
Preceded byWładysław Husejko
Chairman of the West Pomeranian Regional Assembly
In office
2 December 2008 – 29 November 2010
Preceded byMichał Łuczak
Succeeded byMarek Tałasiewicz
Personal details
Born (1972-10-15) 15 October 1972 (age 52)
Goleniów, Poland
Political partyCivic Platform
Alma materUniversity of Szczecin
AwardsGold Cross of Merit Badge of Honor for Merits to the Local Government

Olgierd Geblewicz (born 15 October 1972) is a Polish politician, the marshal of the West Pomeranian voivodeship (from 2010). In the years 2008–2010 he was a chairman of the West Pomeranian Regional Assembly.

Early life

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Olgierd Geblewicz was born on 15 October 1972 in Goleniów.[1] He graduated in law at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Szczecin and in economics at The West Pomeranian Business School.[1] He has also completed postgraduate studies in Enterprise Management at the Faculty of Management at the University of Warsaw.[1]

For 13 years he worked in the municipal sector (almost four years as the president of Sewage and Water Supply Plant in Szczecin).[1] He is a member of the supervisory board of Goleniów Waterworks and Sewerage Company.[1]

Controversies

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On May 13, 2021, Voivodeship Marshal Olgierd Geblewicz was involved in a road incident on the S3 road at the level of Goleniów. Geblewcz sharply pulled into the path of a truck after which he braked sharply, colliding with the speeding truck behind him. The entire incident was recorded with a car DVR. The investigation against the provincial marshal was discontinued, although the prosecutor admitted that Olgierd Geblewicz fulfilled the elements of a misdemeanor such as causing a threat to land traffic safety.[2]

Political career

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In 2001 he joined the Civic Platform.[1] In the local elections in 2002, he was elected to the Goleniów City Council.[1] In 2006 he was elected to West Pomeranian Regional Assembly (he has obtained 8314 votes[3]). From 2006 to 2008 he chaired the Civic Platform club in the Assembly.[1] From 2006 he is a member of West Pomeranian section of the party.[1]

On 2 December 2008 Geblewicz became a chairman of the West Pomeranian Regional Assembly (he obtained 16 of 30 votes).[4][5][6] He has replaced Michał Łuczak, who resigned on the prosecution's charge of possession of a small amount of drugs.[6] In the 2010 local elections, he was reelected to the Regional Assembly (obtaining 10 721 votes).[7] On 29 November 2010 he was appointed marshal by 21 voivodship councilors.[8] He began his office on 7 December of the same year.[9] From 2010 to 2011 he was a president of Baltic Sea States Subregional Co-operation (BSSSC).[10] Also in 2010, he became a member of the National Council of the Civic Platform.[1]

In 2011 he became a member of the EU Committee of the Regions.[1] In 2013 he became the president of the Szczecin Civic Platform section.[1] of the in 2014 he was reelected to the regional council, on 1 December of the same year he was reelected for the office of Marshal of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship for the second time.[11] On 4 March 2016 he became the president of the Association of Voivodships.[12] In 2018, he retained the mandate of a regional councilor for another term, this time he obtained 42 494 votes (23.14%).[13] On 23 November 2018, he was once again appointed the marshal of the voivodeship.[14]

In January 2020, he was elected chairman of the European People's Party faction in the Committee of the Regions.[15] In regional assembly he is a member of Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, Committee on Budget and Local Government Affairs, Committee on Health, Social Affairs and Public Safety, The Temporary Commission for Maritime Economy and Inland Navigation and the Temporary Commission for the Honorary Badge of the West Pomeranian Griffin.[16]

Honours and decorations

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National honours

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Ribbon bar Honour Date
Gold Cross of Merit 19 September 2012[17]
Badge of Honor for Merits to the Local Government 18 September 2015[18]
Honorary badge "Meritorious Honorary Blood Donor" 10 May 2021[19]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Marszałek Województwa Zachodniopomorskiego | Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Zachodniopomorskiego". bip.rbip.wzp.pl. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Jest decyzja w sprawie incydentu drogowego marszałka Geblewicza - Szczecin". wszczecinie.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Geografia wyborcza – Wybory samorządowe – Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza 2006". wybory2006.pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. ^ Rudnicki, Marek (2 December 2008). "Olgierd Geblewicz nowym przewodniczącym sejmiku". Głos Szczeciński (in Polish). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Olgierd Geblewicz Przewodniczącym Sejmiku. – Powiat Goleniowski". www.powiat-goleniowski.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Nowy przewodniczący sejmiku". Serwis Samorządowy PAP (in Polish). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Wybory Samorządowe 2010 – Geografia wyborcza – Rzeczpospolita Polska – województwo zachodniopomorskie – - Okręg/Komitet". wybory2010.pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Geblewicz marszałkiem, Tałasiewicz przewodniczącym sejmiku". Radio Szczecin (in Polish). 29 November 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Czat z marszałkiem Geblewiczem na 10-lecie jego urzędowania". 24kurier.pl. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Województwo Zachodniopomorskie w zarządzie BSSSC (18 września 2019)". www.sejmik.wzp.pl. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Olgierd Geblewicz ponownie marszałkiem zachodniopomorskiego – Polityka i Społeczeństwo". www.portalsamorzadowy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Olgierd Geblewicz, marszałek województwa zachodniopomorskiego nowym prezesem Związku Województw RP – Polityka i Społeczeństwo". www.portalsamorzadowy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Wybory samorządowe 2018". wybory2018.pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  14. ^ Sasinowski, Alan (23 November 2018). "Geblewicz znowu marszałkiem". 24kurier.pl. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  15. ^ Broda, Gracjan. "Olgierd Geblewicz przewodniczącym EPL w Europejskim Komitecie Regionów". Dziennik Policki | dziennikpolicki.pl | Twoje miejsce w sieci! (in Polish). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Olgierd Geblewicz". www.sejmik.wzp.pl. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 19 września 2012 r. o nadaniu odznaczeń". isap.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Nie ma wolności bez solidarności, nie ma solidarności bez samorządności – minister Andrzej Halicki w Szczecinie | Ministerstwo Administracji i Cyfryzacji". 23 September 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  19. ^ Wolf, Emilia (10 May 2021). "Marszałek z odznaką "Zasłużonego Honorowego Dawcy Krwi"". WZP (in Polish). Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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