Bożenna Urszula Hołownia (born 27 July 1953) is a geographer, hydrologist, computer scientist, and politician. Since 2024, she is a member of the Sejm of Poland, representing the constituency of Warsaw.
Biography
Bożenna Hołownia was born on 27 July 1953 in Warsaw, Poland.[1]
In 1977 she graduated from the University of Warsaw with a degree in geography.[1][2] She was specialised in the hydrology and worked in the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management and the Warsaw Regional Water Management Office. Later, until her retirement, she was a director in an internet provider company. For over 20 years Hołownia was active in the scouting and guiding structures, being a group commander, and district deputy commander.[2]
On 26 June 2024, she became a member of the Sejm of Poland, replacing Michał Kobosko, who became a member of the European Parliament.[6] She joined the Poland 2050 parliamentary group, and became a member of the Commission of Social and Family Politics.[1]
Private life
Since the age of four, Hołownia has tetraplegia which developed due to polio infection. She walked with crutches, and later begun using a wheelchair.[2]
