Jacek Jan Krupa (born 11 April 1955 in

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) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the

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on 2005 parliamentary election, getting 6860 votes in 13

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district from the

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list. Krupa remained in parliament until his defeat in the 2011 parliamentary election. In 2012, Krupa was appointed to the

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, and in 2014 local elections, won a seat in the Lesser Poland Regional Assembly. He was elected as the

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on 5 November 2015, becoming the fifth head of the regional government for the province. However, the opposition

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party challenged Krupa's appointment as marshal as illegal, arguing that the previous marshal, , along with his board, had yet to submit their resignations before Krupa's appointment. However, the claim was rejected by the marshal's office.

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Jacek Krupa - parliamentary page
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