Gustaw Marek Brzezin

He graduated from Agricultural and Technical Academy in Olsztyn, now the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn. He completed post-graduate studies in the field of crop production in Warsaw University of Life Sciences in Warsaw and administration and management for University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn.^[2] In 2011, he obtained the academic degree doctor of agricultural sciences on the basis of the dissertation 'Role of undersown crops in alleviating the effects of simplifying crop rotation with spring barley'.^[3] In 1984 he started to work as a teacher of vocational subjects at the Agricultural School Complex in Ostróda.^[4] In 1999 he became the chairman of the Association of Municipalities of the Ostróda-Iławski Region "Czyste Środowisko".^[2]

He joined the Polish Peasants' Party. In October 2016 he became the president of the regional structures of this party.^[5]

In 1998 he became commune administrator of Ostróda.^[2] He maintained his position in the first direct elections in 2002, obtaining 4004 votes (81.85%).^[6] He won reelection in 2006 and in 2010, receiving 2698 votes (53.01%)^[7] and 3632 votes (60.61%) respectively.^[8] He resigned from his position in 2012 in connection with his election to the voivodship's deputy voivodeship Warmian-Masurian Voivodship,^[9]

In the 2014 he was elected to the Warmian-Masurian regional council of the 5th term. On 12 December he was appointed a marshal in the new province board, replacing Jacek Protas in this position.^[10] In 2018 he retained the mandate of the provincial council for another term.^[11] On 4 December 2018 he became the voivodship marshal for the second time.^[1]

Translated in part from the corresponding article in the Polish Wikipedia.