Agata Sobczyk

Agata Sobczyk
Voivode of the Greater Poland Voivodeship
Assumed office
23 December 2023
Preceded byMichał Zieliński
Personal details
Born (1988-08-08) 8 August 1988 (age 36)
Gostyń, Poland
CitizenshipPoland
Political partyPoland 2050
Alma materPoznań University of Economics and Business
Occupation
  • Economist
  • Politician

Agata Sobczyk (born 8 August 1988) is a Polish economist and politician. Since 2023 she is the Voivode of the Greater Poland Voivodeship.

Biography

Agata Sobczyk was born in 1988 in Gostyń, Poland, and grew up in Skórzewo. She graduated from the Poznań University of Economics and Business with a licentiate in business management, and later with a master's degree in international business. She also studied management at the City Institute in Sydney, Australia. She worked in the Polish diplomatic institutions in Sydney and Dublin, Ireland.[1][2]

Sobczyk was involved in the presidential campaign of Szymon Hołownia during the 2020 election, and joined the Poland 2050 party. During the 2023 parliamentary election, she unsuccessfully run for office of a member of the Sejm of Poland.[2] On 28 December 2023, she was appointed as the Voivode of the Greater Poland Voivodeship.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Wojewoda". poznan.uw.gov.pl (in Polish).
  2. ^ a b Justyna Piasecka (28 December 2023). "Agata Sobczyk z Polski 2050 została powołana na stanowisko wojewody wielkopolskiego". leszno.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish).
  3. ^ Agnieszka Matłacz; Robert Horbaczewski (28 December 2023). "Wszystkie województwa mają już nowych wojewodów". prawo.pl (in Polish).