Marta Stożek

Marta Stożek
Marta Stożek in 2024
Member of the Sejm
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 June 2024
Constituency3-Wrocław
Personal details
Born
Marta Magdalena Stożek

(1976-08-06) 6 August 1976 (age 48)
Wrocław, Poland
Political partyLeft Together (since 2019)
Children5
OccupationPolitician

Marta Magdalena Stożek (born 6 August 1976) is a Polish politician, serving as a member of the Sejm since 2024.[1]

Early life and education

Stożek comes from a working-class family. She initially pursued but did not complete a degree in technical physics.[2] In 2015, she earned a bachelor's degree in Indian philology from the University of Wrocław.[3] She has worked in various roles, including in the IT sector and as a manager for the HerStory Foundation, an organization focused on education.[4]

Political career

Stożek joined the Left Together party, becoming a member of its national council and serving as its leader in Wrocław.[5]

In the 2018 Polish local elections, she ran unsuccessfully for the Wrocław City Council as part of the "Wrocław for Everyone" electoral committee.[6] She also ran for the Sejm in 2019 and 2023 in the Wrocław district, receiving 10,212 and 19,434 votes, respectively.[7][8]

In 2024, Stożek was elected as a member to the Lower Silesian Voivodeship Sejmik and unsuccessfully ran for the European Parliament in the same year.[9][10]

She assumed a seat in the Sejm on June 26, 2024, replacing Krzysztof Śmiszek, who was elected to the European Parliament.[11]

In October 2024, she and several other Left Together MPs left the Left parliamentary club.[12]

Personal life

Stożek resides in Oborniki Śląskie and is a mother of four daughters and one son.[13] She was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 44.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Posłowie X kadencji: Marta Stożek". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  2. ^ "O mnie". martastozek.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 27 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Posłowie X kadencji: Marta Stożek". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  4. ^ "O mnie". martastozek.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 27 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Struktura Partii". Lewica Razem (in Polish). Archived from the original on 28 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Wybory samorządowe 2018". pkw.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2019". pkw.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2023". pkw.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Wybory samorządowe 2024". pkw.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Wybory do Parlamentu Europejskiego 2024". pkw.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Ślubowanie poselskie nowych parlamentarzystów". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 26 June 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  12. ^ Dominika Sitnicka (31 October 2024). "Magdalena Biejat: Polityka to nie konkurs na najlepszego lewaka". oko.press (in Polish). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2023". pkw.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  14. ^ "O mnie". martastozek.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 27 June 2024.