Gabriela Morawska-Stanecka Explained

Gabriela Morawska-Stanecka
Office:Deputy Marshal of the Senate
Term Start:12 November 2019
Term End:12 November 2023
Order2:Member of Senate
Term Start2:12 November 2019
Constituency2:74-Chorzów
Predecessor2:Czesław Ryszka
Party:Spring (2019-2021)
Polish Socialist Party (2021-2023)
Independent (2023-)
Otherparty:The Left (2019-2023)
Civic Coalition (2023-present)
Residence:Gostyń, Silesian Voivodeship
Alma Mater:Jagiellonian University
Profession:Lawyer, manager, and politician
Birth Date:17 March 1968
Birth Place:Szczyrk, Silesia, Poland
Children:2

Gabriela Anna Morawska-Stanecka (born 17 March 1968) is a Polish lawyer, manager and left-wing politician.

Biography

She graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Jagiellonian University. Morawska-Stanecka worked as a civil law notary and later as a barrister. In 1994–2006, she participated in heavy industry restructuring processes in Poland. She was also on the supervisory committee of an energy corporation.

Morawska-Stanecka was the Democratic Left Alliance candidate for the Polish Senate in District 74 Silesia (Tychy and Mysłowice as well as Bieruń-Lędziny County) in 2019. She defeated Czesław Ryszka, of the Law and Justice party, with Morawska-Stanecka receiving 50.93% of the votes. After taking office as a member of the Senate, Morawska-Stanecka was elected to the position of deputy marshal, assuming that role on 12 November 2019. Morawska-Stanecka is the deputy leader of the centre-left Spring (Polish: Wiosna) party, where she is responsible for legal and legislative matters.[1] In the 2023 elections she was reelected as a senator receiving 47.75% of the votes.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gabriela Morawska-Stanecka . Wiosna . 27 November 2019 . pl.
  2. Web site: Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w 2023 r. . 2023-11-06 . wybory.gov.pl . pl.