Andrzej Lussa
Andrzej Lussa | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Białystok | |
| In office 13 July 1994 – 13 April 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Lech Rutkowski |
| Succeeded by | Krzysztof Jurgiel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1948 Otwock, Polish People's Republic |
| Died | 13 April 1995 (aged 47) Białystok, Poland |
| Resting place | Farny Cemetery |
| Profession | Physician, politician |
| Awards | Cross of Merit |
Andrzej Piotr Lussa (February 20, 1948 in Otwock - April 13, 1995 in Białystok) was a Polish physician, academic professor and a local government politician who served as the mayor of Białystok in 1994–1995.
Biography
[edit]He was the son of Franciszek Lussa (pseudonym "Grześ"), a soldier of the Home Army.
A physician by education and profession, he obtained a doctorate in medical sciences, specializing in pathophysiology[1]. He was a researcher at the Medical Academy in Białystok. In 1980, he founded the university structures of Solidarity. After 1989, he organized regional medical chambers[2].
After the 1994 local election, the Białystok City Council elected him to the office of mayor of Białystok. On April 13, 1995, Lussa collapsed while performing his duties. In a state of clinical death, he was taken to the intensive care unit of the State Clinical Hospital in Białystok, where he died. He was lying-in-state at the Branicki Palace before being laid to rest at the Farny Cemetery in the city[3].
He was married to Elżbieta. In 1995, he was posthumously awarded the golden Cross of Merit[4]. A square in Białystok at the intersection of Piłsudskiego Avenue and Branickiego Street was named after him.
References
[edit]- ^ "dr Andrzej Lussa". opipib Nauka Polska. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ^ Jan Stasiewicz (2005). "Wspomnienia. Andrzej Piotr Lussa". Biuletyn Okręgowej Izby lekarskiej w Białymstoku. 2. Archived from the original on 2005-12-12.
- ^ "Rocznica śmierci prezydenta Lussy" (in Polish). Białystok City Hall. 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 18 kwietnia 1995 r. o nadaniu odznaczenia" (in Polish). Internetowy System Aktów Prawnych - ISAP. 1995-04-18. Retrieved 2025-02-12.