Wojciech Paweł Saługa (born 27 March 1969 in Jaworzno) is a Polish economist and politician. He is the current

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of Silesia. A graduate of the Kraków University of Economics, Saługa worked at ING Bank Śląski between 1994 and 2002. At the same time, Saługa was involved in municipal politics, elected as an alderman to the Jaworzno City Council between 1998 and 2002, and later served as the town's deputy mayor between 2002 and 2004. He subsequently took a position in the

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following a successful by-election in 2004 for

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as a Civic Platform candidate. He was elected to the Sejm representing the

constituency in the 2005 parliamentary election, winning reelection again in

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and

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. Saługa resigned from the Sejm in December 2014. In December 2014, Saługa was elected as the seventh

of Silesia by the Civic Platform, Polish People's Party and Democratic Left Alliance coalition within the Silesian Regional Assembly, becoming the chief executive of the province. As the head of the province's executive board, Saługa invited the

Silesian Autonomy Movement The Silesian Autonomy Movement ( szl, Ruch Autōnōmije Ślōnska, pl, Ruch Autonomii Śląska, german: Bewegung für die Autonomie Schlesiens), abbreviated as RAŚ, is a movement officially declaring its support for the autonomy of Silesia as pa ...

to join the board's coalition in June 2015.

References

External links

Wojciech Saługa Sejm page
- includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches.
Executive board official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saluga, Wojciech 1969 births Living people People from Jaworzno Civic Platform politicians Members of the Senate of Poland 2001–2005 Members of the Polish Sejm 2005–2007 Members of the Polish Sejm 2007–2011 Members of the Polish Sejm 2011–2015 Members of the Polish Sejm 2015–2019 Members of the Polish Sejm 2019–2023 Voivodeship marshals of Poland Silesian Voivodeship Members of the Polish Sejm 2023–2027

See also

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