Ludwik Zalewski (20 April 1954 – 6 January 2025) was a Polish politician. A member of the

League of Polish Families The League of Polish Families ( Polish: ''Liga Polskich Rodzin,'' , LPR) is a social conservative political party in Poland, with many far-right elements in the past. The party's original ideology was that of the National Democracy movement whic ...

, he served in the

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from 2005 to 2007.

Life and career

In 1974, he graduated from the Automotive Technical Secondary School in

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, then studied at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Military University of Technology in Warsaw. In the years 1979–2003, he performed professional military service, among others, as the commander of the 1st Łomża Repair Battalion named after Col. Marian Raganowicz and the commander of the garrison in

Łomża Łomża () is a city in north-eastern Poland, approximately to the north-east of Warsaw and west of Białystok. It is situated alongside the Narew river as part of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the capital of Łomża County and has been the se ...

. After retirement, he was involved in business (he ran a sports shooting range) and tourist activities. He was the owner of the "Forty Piątnica" Museum. In 2005, he was elected into the Senate of Poland for Białystok. In 2006, he ran unsuccessfully for the office of president of Łomża (he obtained 7.72% of support, i.e. 1,514 votes, taking 5th place). In 2007 he was not re-elected into the Senate. In the 2010 Polish local elections he ran unsuccessfully for the

Podlaskie Voivodeship Sejmik The Podlaskie Voivodeship Sejmik () is the regional legislature of the Voivodeship of Podlaskie. It is a unicameral parliamentary body consisting of thirty councillors elected to a five-year term. The current chairperson of the assembly is Cezar ...

from the

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list. In 2003 he received the Silver Cross of Merit. He was married and had three children. Zalewski died in

on 6 January 2025, at the age of 70.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zalewski, Ludwik 1954 births 2025 deaths League of Polish Families politicians Members of the Senate of Poland 2005–2007 People from Łomża County