Daria Gosek-Popiołek
Daria Iwona Gosek-Popiołek | |
|---|---|
Gosek-Popiołek in Sejm (2025) | |
| Member of the Sejm | |
Serving | |
| Assumed office 12 November 2019 | |
| Constituency | Kraków (no. 13) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1985 Sosnowiec, Poland |
| Party | Left Together (2015-2024) |
| Other political affiliations | The Left (since 2019) Common Tomorrow (since 2025) |
| Alma mater | Jagiellonian University |
| Occupation | arts manager, journalist |
Daria Iwona Gosek-Popiołek (born 16 April 1985) is a Polish politician, activist and manager of arts. She is a member of The Left parliamentary group and has served as Member of Sejm since 2019.
Biography
Gosek-Popiołek was born in Sosnowiec, where she attended high school before moving to Kraków for university. In 2009 she graduated from the Jagiellonian University with a degree in Theatre arts, and also studied philosophy. Back then Gosek-Popiołek helped run academic radio station and worked as a radio host and journalist. Her focus were popular science and culture.[1]
For over five years she was the head of Nowa Huta community center. She also wrote about culture for "Nowe Perypetie".[2]
In 2014 Gosek-Popiołek strongly advocated against a new zoning plan in Kraków and helped raise social awareness about its issues. She also worked in the Urban Innovation Bureau under mayor Jacek Majchrowski.[1]
Gosek-Popiołek is married and has two daughters. She identifies as Catholic.[3]
Political career
Gosek-Popiołek joined Left Together in 2016. She ran a pro-choice campaign against drastic imagery on anti-abortion posters in public[4] and advocated against hospital visiting fees in the Ministry of Health.
In the 2018 local election she ran for the office of Mayor of Kraków and, simultaneously, for a seat in city council. She did not succeed in either, but in 2019 was elected to Sejm from the Kraków constituency and re-elected in 2023.
In 2024, together with 4 other Left Together MPs, she left the party over the disagreement with the decision to leave The Left coalition.[5] In January of the following year, former members of Left Together who remained with The Left founded a non-partisan organization Common Tomorrow (Wspólne Jutro). Gosek-Popiołek became its chairwoman.[6]
| Election | Body | Committee | Votes (%) | Constituency | Elected? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mayor of Kraków | Together for Kraków (Razem dla Krakowa) | 4,659 (1.38%)[7] | Kraków | No | |
| Kraków City Council | 1,303 (2.66%)[8] | districts IV and V (no. 2) | No | |||
| 2019 | Sejm | The Left[a] | 17,488 (2.69%)[9] | Kraków (no. 13) | Yes | |
| 2023 | Sejm | The Left[b] | 39,054 (5.16%)[10] | Kraków (no. 13) | Yes | |
References
- ^ a b "O mnie". Daria Gosek-Popiołek.
- ^ "Daria Gosek-Popiołek - wybory 2023: kandydat na posła - okręg nr 13 (Kraków)". wnp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Rębowski, Szymon; Rościszewska, Maria. "Gosek-Popiołek: Potrzebujemy zmiany – dlatego kandyduję!". Magazyn Kontakt (in Polish). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Kara grzywny dla Fundacji Pro-Prawo do Życia za billboard przedstawiający szczątki ludzkiego płodu". PolsatNews.pl (in Polish). 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ Waluś, Monika. "Wielki rozłam w partii Razem. Grupa polityczek opuszcza szeregi". wiadomosci.onet.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ ""Wspólne Jutro" nazwą nowego stowarzyszenia politycznego. "Chcemy wspólnie działać na wielu płaszczyznach"". www.pap.pl. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ "Miasto Kraków. Wyniki głosowania i wybór Prezydenta". Wybory samorządowe 2018. Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza.
- ^ "Okręg nr 2. Listy kandydatów". Wybory samorządowe 2018. Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza.
- ^ "Okręg nr 13. Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2019 r." Sejm Senat 2019 (in Polish). Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza.
- ^ "Komitet Wyborczy Nowa Lewica w wyborach do Sejmu i Senatu w 2023 r." Sejm Senat 2023 (in Polish). Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza.