Jarosław Wieczorek

Jarosław Wieczorek
Voivode of Silesian Voivodeship
In office
8 December 2015 – 2 November 2023
PresidentAndrzej Duda
Prime MinisterMateusz Morawiecki
Preceded byPiotr Litwa
Succeeded byMarek Wójcik
Personal details
Born (1965-11-30) 30 November 1965
CitizenshipPoland
NationalityPolish
PartyLaw and Justice
Alma materUniversity of Silesia
OccupationPolitician, entrepreneur

Jarosław Wiesław Wieczorek (born January 27, 1981 in Gliwice) is a Polish politician, entrepreneur, and local government official, Voivode of Silesian Voivodeship from 2015 to 2023 and Member of the Sejm of the 10th term.[1]

Biography

He graduated with a degree in Political Science from the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Silesia. He ran his own business as part of a commercial law partnership. He became involved in politics by joining the Law and Justice party.[2] In 2006, he was first elected as a city councilor in Gliwice.[3] He was re-elected as a city councilor in 2010 and 2014.[4][5] He was appointed to the board of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union.[2] In 2014, he also ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Gliwice.[6]

On December 8, 2015, he assumed the position of Voivode of Silesian Voivodeship.[7] In the 2023 elections, he was elected a member of parliament for the 10th term, receiving 23,451 votes in the Gliwice district.[8] As a result, on November 2 of the same year, he resigned from his position as voivode.[9] In November 2023, he was appointed chairman of the provincial board of the Law and Justice party in the Silesian Voivodeship.[10] In 2024, he ran as a representative of the Law and Justice party in the European Parliament elections from district no. 11.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Jarosław Wieczorek: Wojewoda Śląski" (in Polish). katowice.uw.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26.
  2. ^ a b Pustułka, Agata (2015-12-08). "Jarosław Wiesław Wieczorek, radny z Gliwic, nowym wojewodą śląskim". dziennikzachodni.pl. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  3. ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2006". Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  4. ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2010". Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  5. ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2014". Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  6. ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2014". Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  7. ^ "Premier Beata Szydło powołała nowych wojewodów". mswia.gov.pl. 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  8. ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2023". Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  9. ^ Balcerzak, Miłosz (2023-11-03). "To koniec. Wojewodowie pożegnali się ze stanowiskami po wyborach". radiozet.pl. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  10. ^ "Prezes PiS J. Kaczyński powołał Szefów Zarządów Wojewódzkich w strukturach partii". pis.org.pl. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  11. ^ "Serwis PKW – Wybory 2024". Retrieved 2024-05-06.
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