Jacek Krupa Explained

Jacek Krupa
Nationality:Polish
Office1:5th Marshal of Lesser Poland
Term Start1:9 November 2015
Office2:Member of the Sejm
Term Start2:25 September 2005
Term End2:7 November 2011
Constituency2:13 – Kraków
Party:Civic Platform
Birth Date:11 April 1955
Birth Place:Skawina, Poland

Jacek Jan Krupa (born 11 April 1955 in Skawina) is a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 2005 parliamentary election, getting 6860 votes in 13 Kraków district from the Civic Platform list. Krupa remained in parliament until his defeat in the 2011 parliamentary election.[1]

In 2012, Krupa was appointed to the Executive Board of Lesser Poland, and in 2014 local elections, won a seat in the Lesser Poland Regional Assembly.[2] He was elected as the Marshal of Lesser Poland on 5 November 2015, becoming the fifth head of the regional government for the province.[3] However, the opposition Law and Justice 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.[4] However, the claim was rejected by the marshal's office.[4]

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  1. Web site: Constituency to Parliament No. 13 (OKW Krakow II). Wybory 2011. National Electoral Commission. 18 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Znamy nowy skład małopolskiego sejmiku. Województwo Małopolskie. Voivodeship of Lesser Poland. 18 January 2016.
  3. Web site: Jacek Krupa nowym marszałkiem Małopolski. Województwo Małopolskie. Voivodeship of Lesser Poland. 18 January 2016.
  4. News: Ogórek. Piotr. Jacek Krupa marszałkiem Małopolski. "To falandyzacja prawa". 18 January 2016. Wiadomości Onet. 9 November 2015.