Małgorzata Sekuła-Szmajdzińska

Małgorzata Sekuła-Szmajdzińska
Member of the Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 November 2023
Member of the Sejm
In office 8 November 2011 – 11 November 2015 12 November 2019 – 12 November 2023
Personal details
Born	19 April 1956 Warsaw, Poland
Political party	Democratic Left Alliance (since 2006)

Małgorzata Helena Sekuła-Szmajdzińska (born 19 April 1956) is a Polish lawyer and politician.[1]

Biography

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.

Electoral history

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	Yes
	2015	United Left	17,800[5]	4.99	Legnica	No
	2019	Democratic Left Alliance	41,480[6]	9.59	Legnica	Yes

Private life

She is the widow of Jerzy Szmajdziński, who died in Smolensk air disaster. The couple has two children, Agnieszka and Andrzej.[7]

References

1. "Małgorzata Sekuła-Szmajdzińska". Sejm. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
2. "Małgorzata Sekuła-Szmajdzińska". Onet Wiadomości. 24 September 2019.
3. "Rozpoczęła się nowa kadencja Sejmu. Elżbieta Witek marszałkiem". tuLegnica.pl. 12 November 2019.
4. "Wybory do Sejmu 2011. Sekuła-Szmajdzińska Małgorzata Helena". Retrieved 3 January 2023.
5. "Wyniki wyborów do Sejmu RP". Retrieved 3 January 2023.
6. "Wyniki wyborów 2019 do Sejmu RP". Retrieved 3 January 2023.
7. "AUTOBIOGRAFIA JERZEGO SZMAJDZIŃSKIEGO". Fundacja Jerzego Szmajdzińskiego. Retrieved 9 December 2022.