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

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since

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Biography

Gosek-Popiołek was born in

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, where she attended high school before moving to

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for university. In 2009 she graduated from the

Jagiellonian University The Jagiellonian University (, UJ) is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by Casimir III the Great, King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and one of the List of oldest universities in con ...

with a degree in

Theatre arts Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The performers may communic ...

, and also studied philosophy. Back then Gosek-Popiołek helped run academic radio station and worked as a radio host and journalist. Her focus were

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and culture. For over five years she was the head of

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community center. She also wrote about culture for "Nowe Perypetie". 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

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. Gosek-Popiołek is married and has two daughters. She declares being Catholic.

Political career

Gosek-Popiołek joined

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in 2016. She ran a pro-choice campaign against drastic imagery on anti-abortion posters in public 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 In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as ...

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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Olko, Dorota Left Together politicians Polish socialist feminists Women members of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland 21st-century Polish women politicians Members of the Polish Sejm 2023–2027 Living people 1985 births