| Małgorzata Sekuła-Szmajdzińska | |
| Nationality: | Polish |
| Office: | Member of the Senate |
| Term Start: | 13 November 2023 |
| Office1: | Member of the Sejm |
| Term Start1: | 8 November 2011 – 11 November 2015 12 November 2019 |
| Term End1: | 12 November 2023 |
| Party: | Democratic Left Alliance (since 2006) |
| Birth Date: | 19 April 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Warsaw, Poland |
Małgorzata Helena Sekuła-Szmajdzińska (born 19 April 1956) is a Polish lawyer and politician.[1]
Born in Warsaw, she moved to Wrocław at a young age. She studied at University of Wrocław, and as a lawyer she worked at the Ministry of Justice.
She ran unsuccessfully to the Warsaw city council in 2006, but in 2010 she was elected to the council. In 2011 she was elected to the Sejm. In 2015, despite getting individual votes, she was not elected as the Democratic Left Alliance did not pass the electoral threshold as a list. In May 2019 she ran for MeP, but was not elected.[2] She was elected to the Sejm again in October 2019.[3]
| Sejm | ||||||
| Election | Party | Votes | % | Constituency | Elected? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Democratic Left Alliance | 15,883[4] | 4.61 | Legnica | ||
| 2015 | United Left | 17,800[5] | 4.99 | Legnica | ||
| 2019 | Democratic Left Alliance | 41,480[6] | 9.59 | Legnica | ||
She is the widow of Jerzy Szmajdziński, who died in Smolensk air disaster. The couple has two children, Agnieszka and Andrzej.[7]