Andrzej Kaznowski (23 December 1935 â 12 August 2023) was a Polish Communist politician who was the mayor of Gdaà Âsk from 1973 to 1977.
In 1964, he graduated from Gdaà Âsk College of Education (later the University of Gdaà Âsk). He became a member of the Polish United Workers' Party in 1960 and later held a number of bureaucratic positions in the city. Kaznowski was the mayor of Gdaà Âsk from 13 December 1973 to 15 September 1977. He was the first mayor of the city after the city council split the offices of mayor and the presidium of the National City Council. He began the twin city program between Gdaà Âsk and Bremen in West Germany, the first of its kind in Poland. He was succeeded by Jerzy Mà Âynarczyk. He later worked in a number of diplomatic positions before going into private enterprise.
Kaznowski died on 12 August 2023, at the age of 87.