Tadeusz Truskolaski [SEP] occupation
Tadeusz Truskolaski
Tadeusz Truskolaski (born 10 April 1958, in Stare Kapice, Białystok County, Poland) is an economist and politician. A member of the Civic Platform "(Platforma Obywatelska)" party, he has been the president (mayor) of the Polish city of Białystok since 5 December 2006, succeeding of the .
Since 2011 he is a member of the European Alliance Group at the European Committee of the Regions.
Academic career.
Descended from the Polish nobility officially extinguished in 1921, his is
, who may sign them into law. If the mayor vetoes a bill, the Council has 30 days to override the veto by a two-thirds majority vote. The current President of Białystok, elected for his first term in 2006, is Tadeusz Truskolaski.
It is also the seat of government for the Podlaskie Voivodeship. The city is represented by several members of both houses of the Polish Parliament (Sejm and Senat) from the Białystok constituency. Białystok is represented by the Podlaskie and Warmian-Masurian constituency of the