Barbara Okuła
Barbara Okuła | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Sejm | |
| Assumed office 12 November 2023 | |
| Constituency | 24-Białystok |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 December 1973 Siemiatycze, Polish People's Republic |
| Citizenship | Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Political party | Poland 2050 |
| Other political affiliations | Third Way |
| Alma mater | Higher School of Finance and Management |
| Occupation | Politician |
Barbara Okuła née Trusiak (born 4 December 1973 in Siemiatycze) is a Polish politician and entrepreneur, member of the Sejm of the 10th term.[1]
Biography
[edit]Daughter of Stanisław and Teresa.[2] She graduated in finance and accounting from the Higher School of Finance and Management in Białystok (she obtained her master's degree in 2002).[1][3] She started running her own business as part of the commercial law company "Farbud", as well as a chain of toy stores. She became a member of the board of the "Białostocka Akademia Musicalowa" Foundation.
She was involved in Szymon Hołownia's presidential campaign in 2020.[4] She joined the party Poland 2050,[5] initiated by him. In the 2023 parliamentary elections, she ran for the Sejm from the third place on the Third Way list in the Białystok electoral district; she obtained the mandate of a member of parliament of the 10th term, receiving 3,482 votes.[5] In 2024, on behalf of this coalition, she ran unsuccessfully in the elections to the European Parliament from district no. 3 (she received 5,785 votes).[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Barbara Okuła". sejm.gov.pl. Archived from the original on 2023-11-21.
- ^ "Dane osoby pełniącej funkcje publiczne". katalog.bip.ipn.gov.pl. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
- ^ "Barbara Okuła". mamprawowiedziec.pl. Archived from the original on 2023-11-01.
- ^ Monika Zysk (2023-09-26). "Nie chcę biernie patrzeć na to, co się dzieje". bialystokonline.pl. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ a b "Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2023" (in Polish). pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ^ "Wybory do Parlamentu Europejskiego 2024". pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 2024-06-11.