Polish politician (born 1984)
Paulina Matysiak ([ˈpaulina ˈmatɨsiak] ⓘ; born 2 October 1984) is a Polish local government official and political activist, serving on the national board of the democratic socialist Lewica Razem party and member of Sejm since 2019.
Biography
She completed her MA in Polish philology at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (2008), then her post-graduate studies in 20th century philosophy at Collegium Civitas in Warsaw (2011) and ethics at the Nicolaus Copernicus University (2015).
She runs a blog dedicated to literature, I fold corners (Polish: Zaginam Rogi), became a writer for the Wszystko Co Najważniejsze magazine, and co-authored several scientific publications, reviews, and bibliographic studies. She is a member of the Association of Polish Librarians.
Politics
In March 2019, she became a member of the national board of Lewica Razem.[1] In the 2019 parliamentary election, she was elected to the 9th term Sejm. Matysiak was the leading candidate on the Democratic Left Alliance list in district 11 (Sieradz). Her focus is on improving healthcare standards, wealth redistribution, gender equality and public transport.[2]
Matysiak was subsequently re-elected in the 2023 parliamentary election.[3]
In October 2024, she was dismissed from the Sejm Infrastructure Commitee and her membership in The Left parliamentary group was suspended, due to collaborating with PiS politician, Marcin Horała, in founding a joint social movement Yes for Development.[4][5]
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