Paweł Adamowicz
Paweł Adamowicz | |
|---|---|
Adamowicz in 2018 | |
| Mayor of Gdańsk | |
| In office 26 October 1998 – 14 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tomasz Posadzki |
| Succeeded by | Aleksandra Dulkiewicz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paweł Bogdan Adamowicz 2 November 1965 Gdańsk, Poland |
| Died | 14 January 2019 (aged 53) Gdańsk, Poland |
| Manner of death | Assassination by stabbing |
| Political party | Independent (2015–2019) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal Democratic Congress (1990–1994) Conservative Party (1994–1997) Conservative People's Party (1997–2001) Civic Platform (2001–2015) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Paweł Bogdan Adamowicz ([ˈpavɛw ˈbɔɡdan adaˈmɔvʲit͡ʂ]; 2 November 1965 – 14 January 2019) was a Polish politician and lawyer who served as the city mayor of Gdańsk from 1998 until his assassination in 2019.
Adamowicz was one of the organizers of the 1988 Polish strikes before becoming the head of the strike committee. In 1990, he was elected to the Gdańsk City Council, chairing the body from 1994 during his second term and holding this post until 1998. He was elected Mayor of Gdańsk in 1998 and reelected in 2002 with 72% of the vote. In 2018, he was reelected as an independent. He was known as a liberal, progressive figure, speaking in support of LGBT rights, immigration, and of minority ethnic groups such as Kashubians.
On 13 January 2019, Adamowicz was stabbed during a live charity event in Gdansk, the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity's 27th Grand Finale, by 27-year-old Stefan Wilmont, a former inmate diagnosed with schizophrenia. He died the following day from his injuries, at the age of 53.