Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz Explained

Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz
Nationality:Polish
Party:Civic Platform (since 2018)
Modern (2015–2018)
Otherparty:Civic Coalition (since 2018)
European People's Party Group (since 2024)
Office:Member of the European Parliament
for Warsaw
Term Start:16 July 2024
Office1:Member of the Sejm
Term Start1:12 November 2015
Term End1:10 June 2024
Constituency1:20 – Warszawa (2015–2019)
18–Siedlce (2019–2024)
Office2:Leader of the Modern parliamentary group
Term Start2:9 January 2018
Term End2:5 December 2018
Predecessor2:Katarzyna Lubnauer
Successor2:Katarzyna Lubnauer
Birth Date:8 May 1983
Birth Place:Warsaw, Poland
Profession:Lawyer, politician

Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz (born 8 May 1983 in Warsaw) is a Polish lawyer and politician. Since 2024 she is a member of the European Parliament.

Career

In August 2014, Gasiuk-Pihowicz became the spokesperson for the political party Modern.[1] In October 2015, she was elected to the Sejm, running from the first position on the party's election list in the Warsaw II district, receiving 19,041 votes.[2] On 9 January 2018, she replaced Katarzyna Lubnauer as chairperson of the Modern party's parliamentary group.[3] In December 2018, she left the Modern party and joined Civic Platform. In the 2019 parliamentary elections she was elected to the Sejm, this time running from the Siedlce district with 34,793 votes.[4] In 2023 election she was reelected with 57,609 votes.[5] In the same year, she was elected to the National Council of the Judiciary.[6]

She was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2024. [7]

Personal life

Her husband is Michał Pihowicz, a former treasurer of the Modern party. They have two children.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nowoczesna z nowym rzecznikiem, logo i "jedynką" . . Polish . 14 August 2015 . 25 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151011110219/http://polska.newsweek.pl/nowy-rzecznik-nowoczesnej-stowarzyszenie-ryszarda-petru,artykuly,368613,1.html . 11 October 2015 . dead .
  2. Web site: Serwis PKW – Wybory 2015 . Polish . 28 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160613164659/http://parlament2015.pkw.gov.pl/349_wyniki_sejm . 13 June 2016 . dead .
  3. News: Gasiuk-Pihowicz nową szefową klubu Nowoczesnej . . pl . 13 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2019 r. . 2023-11-18 . sejmsenat2019.pkw.gov.pl . pl.
  5. Web site: Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w 2023 r. . 2023-11-18 . wybory.gov.pl . pl.
  6. Web site: Głosowanie nr 13 na 1. posiedzeniu Sejmu - Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej . 2023-11-17 . www.sejm.gov.pl.
  7. Web site: Wybory do Parlamentu Europejskiego 2024 . 2024-06-11 . wybory.gov.pl . pl.
  8. Web site: Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz z Nowoczesnej: Już przywykłam do tego buczenia z prawej strony sali . pl . . Agnieszka . Kublik . 10 December 2015 . 23 July 2020.