Adam Szłapka
Adam Szłapka (born 6 December 1984, Kościan[1]) is a Polish politician and political scientist, Member of the Polish Parliament and leader of the Modern (Nowoczesna) political party.
Adam Szłapka | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Sejm | |
| Assumed office 12 November 2015 | |
| Leader of Modern | |
| Assumed office 24 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Katarzyna Lubnauer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1984 Kościan, Poland |
| Political party | Modern (2015-) Civic Coalition |
| Spouse | Galyna Chyzh |
| Alma mater | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań |
| Profession | Politician, political scientist |
Early life and education
Szłapka was born on 6 December 1984 in Kościan, Greater Poland Voivodeship. He graduated from the Oskar Kolberg High School No. 1 in Kościan.[2] He subsequently graduated in political science and Eastern studies from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.[3] He is married to Galyna Chyzh.[4]
Political career
He was an activist of Młode Centrum, a youth organization of the Freedom Union and Democratic Party. Between 2006-2012 he worked as the general secretary of these organizations.[5] Between 2006-2010, he served as town councillor in Kościan representing the Self-Government Democratic Forum (Samorządowe Forum Demokratyczne).[6] In 2010, he unsuccessfully ran for office in the local government elections.[7] He was director of the Fundacja: Projekt Polska. In the years 2011-2015, he worked as an expert in the Chancellery of the President Bronisław Komorowski.[8]
In 2015, he assumed the post of general secretary of the Modern (.Nowoczesna) party. The same year, he stood for election to the Sejm and won a seat from the Kalisz constituency.[9] He was appointed a member of the Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Committee as well as the Secret Service Committee. In the 2019 Polish parliamentary election, he was re-elected as member of parliament receiving 51,951 votes in the Poznań constituency.[10]
On 24 November 2019, he replaced Katarzyna Lubnauer as leader of the Modern political party.[11] He has expressed his support for the legalization of same-sex marriage in Poland.[12]
See also
References
- ^ "Adam Szłapka". Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Szłapka sekretarzem partii Petru". Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Nowoczesna ogłosiła swojego kandydata w naszym regionie". Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Profile, depesza.fm. Accessed 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Adam Szłapka". Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Szłapka sekretarzem partii Petru". Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Wybory Samorządowe 2010". Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Nowoczesna ogłosiła swojego kandydata w naszym regionie". Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2015". Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2019". Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Adam Szłapka nowym przewodniczącym Nowoczesnej". Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Adam Szłapka (Nowoczesna): jestem za małżeństwami, ale najpierw związki". Retrieved 12 August 2020.