Adam Rudawski

Adam Rudawski
Rudawski in 2024.
Voivode of West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Assumed office
20 December 2023
Preceded byZbigniew Bogucki
Personal details
Born (1966-03-21) 21 March 1966
Szczecin, Poland
PartyPoland 2050
SpouseEdyta Rudawska
Children1
EducationUniversity of Szczecin
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Economist
  • Academic professor

Adam Stanisław Rudawski (Polish: [ˈa.dam staˈɲi.swaf ruˈdaf.ski]; born 21 March 1966) is a Polish politician, economist, and academic professor. Since 2023, he serves as the voivode of West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. From 2011 to 2016, he was the chairperson of Polish Radio Szczecin. He is also a professor at the University of Szczecin.

Biography

Adam Rudawski was born on 21 March 1966 in Szczecin, Poland.[1][2][3] In 1992, he graduated from the University of Szczecin with master's degree in economics. The same year, he was hired as the marketing director by the store franchise Komfort, where he worked until 1994.[4] Afterwards, he became director of economic matters in Polish Radio Szczecin, and later, until 2006, he was its deputy chairperson.[4][5]

In 2004, Rudawski graduated from the University of Szczecin with the doctoral degree in economics.[6] He has also founded the Higher School of Management in Szczecin, and was its rector from 2006 to 2011.[4][7]

He was the deputy chairperson of the board of directors of Polish Radio Szczecin.[5] On 16 August 2011, he was appointed as the chairperson of the radio station.[8] In October 2018, the board of directors decided to suspend him from the position, and on 12 October, he was removed from it by the National Media Council.[9] He was an assistant professor at the University of Szczecin, and in 2018, he became a professor there.[4][6]

In 2021, Rudawski became a coordinator of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship division of the Institute Strategies 2050, a think tank of the Poland 2050 political party.[10] In the 2023 parliamentary election, he unsuccessfully run to the Sejm of Poland, in the constituency no. 41 consisting of the western part of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, receiving 9,101 votes (1.64%). He was the candidate of the Third Way political alliance, recommended by the Poland 2050 party.[11] On 20 December 2023, he was appointed as the voivode of West Pomeranian Voivodeship.[12] Afterwards, he joined the Poland 2050 party, and in February 2026, he became its second deputy chairperson.[13][14]

Personal life

He is married to academic and economist Edyta Rudawska, with whom he has a daughter.[15]

Awards and decorations

Electoral history

Electoral history of Adam Rudawski
Year Office Party Constituency Votes Result Ref.
Total % P.
2023 Sejm of Poland 10th Third Way No. 41 9,101 1.64% 13th Lost [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Adam Stanisław Rudawski". rejestr.io (in Polish).
  2. ↑ "Powołano pięciu nowych wojewodów. Co o nich wiemy?". pap.pl (in Polish). 20 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Adam Rudawski. Oświadczenie majątkowe". gov.pl (in Polish). 3 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Adam Rudawski". polska2050.pl (in Polish). 28 April 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-12-12.
  5. 1 2 "Adam Rudawski prezesem Radia Szczecin". press.pl (in Polish). 20 June 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Dr Adam Rudawski". nauka-polska.pl (in Polish).
  7. ↑ "Zaproszenie do udziału w konferencji MKDUS 2.0". usz.edu.pl (in Polish). 20 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "Adam Rudawski szefem Radia Szczecin". wirtualnemedia.pl (in Polish). 24 June 2011.
  9. ↑ "Rada Mediów Narodowych zmienia prezesa Radia Szczecin". press.pl (in Polish). 12 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "Były prezes publicznego Radia Szczecin został wolontariuszem u Hołowni. Przed nim duże wyzwanie". szczecin.wyborcza.pl (in Polish). 22 June 2021.
  11. 1 2 "Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2023". sejmsenat2023.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish).
  12. ↑ "Wiceminister Tomasz Szymański wręczył powołania nowym wojewodom". gov.pl (in Polish). 20 December 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-12-20.
  13. ↑ "Koło nr 3 w okręgu wyborczym nr 41". polska2050.pl (in Polish).
  14. ↑ "Pełczyńska-Nałęcz przedstawiła pierwszych członków nowego zarządu Polski 2050". pap.pl (in Polish). 3 February 2026.
  15. ↑ Wojciech Basałygo (20 December 2023). "Adam Rudawski został Wojewodą Zachodniopomorskim". swinoujskie.info (in Polish).
  16. ↑ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 28 listopada 2005 r. o nadaniu odznaczeń". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish).
  17. ↑ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 22 lipca 2015 r. o nadaniu odznaczeń". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish).
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