Aleksandra Kosiorek

Aleksandra Kosiorek
Mayor of Gdynia
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 May 2024
Preceded byWojciech Szczurek
Personal details
Born (1985-03-13) 13 March 1985
Gdańsk, Poland
PartyGdynia Dialogue Federation
EducationUniversity of Gdańsk
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Jurist

Aleksandra Monika Kosiorek[1] (Polish: [a.lɛkˈsan.dra ˈma.rja kɔˈɕɔ.rɛk]; née Czaja, Polish: [ˈt͡ʂa.ja]; born 13 March 1985) is a politician and jurist. Since 2024, she serves as the mayor of Gdynia, Poland.

Biography

Aleksandra Kosiorek (née Czaja) was born on 13 March 1985 in Gdańsk in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.[2][3] Her family on her father's side comes from the towns of Kartuzy and Bącka Huta in Pomeranian Voivodeship, within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia.[2] Kosiorek graduated in law from the University of Gdańsk, and afterwards began working as a jurist. Since 2013, she has been a co-owner of a legal firm and a court mediator specialised in the medical law. Since 2020, Kosiorek is a coordinator of a legal team in the Gdańsk District Medical Chamber.[4][3]

Kosiorek is also a social activist, and a member of the Gdynia Dialogue Federation, a local social and political movement. In the late 2010s, and early 2020s, she was one of the organisers of the protests against judiciary reforms and the women's strike protests in the Tricity, and one of the leaders of the All-Poland Women's Strike movement.[5] She was elected as mayor of Gdynia in the 2024 local election, as a candidate of the Gdynia Dialogue Federation. She received 33,010 votes (34.43%) in the primary election, and 47,248 votes (62.49%) in the secondary election.[1] In the same elections, she was also elected as a member of the Gdynia City Council, receiving 3,586 votes (15.81%) from the third municipal constituency, but unable to legally share both offices, ultimately assumed the position of mayor instead. She began her term on 7 May 2024.[4][6][7]

Personal life

Kosiorek has a husband and two children.[4]

Electoral results

Year Office Party Constituency Primary Secondary Result Ref.
Total % P. Total % P.
2024 Mayor of Gdynia 7th Gdynia Dialogue Federation N/a 33,010 34.43 1st 47,248 62.49 1st Won [1]
2024 Gdynia City Council 9th Gdynia Dialogue Federation No. 3 3,586 15.81 1st N/a Won[a] [7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Kosiorek did not assume the office.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Wyniki w wyborach Prezydenta Miasta Gdyni". samorzad2024.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish).
  2. 1 2 Andrzej Busler: "Jestem z Czajów…", [in:] Pomerania, no. 7–8, 2024, p. 15, ISSN 0238-9045. (in Polish)
  3. 1 2 Zygmunt Zmuda-Trzebiatowski (4 June 2023). "Ktoś jako pierwszy musi spróbować przebić ten mur. Rozmowa z Aleksandrą Kosiorek". gdynia.plus.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Katarzyna Fryc (22 April 2024). "Dokonała sensacyjnego przewrotu. Kim jest nowa prezydentka Gdyni?". trojmiasto.wyborcza.pl (in Polish).
  5. ↑ Katarzyna Fryc (25 October 2023). "Aleksandra Kosiorek kandydatką Gdyńskiego Dialogu na prezydenta Gdyni". trojmiasto.wyborcza.pl (in Polish).
  6. ↑ "Kosiorek Aleksandra Monika". wybory.gov.pl (in Polish).
  7. 1 2 "Wyniki w okręgu wyborczym nr 3 w wyborach do Rady Miasta Gdyni. Kandydaci, którzy uzyskali mandat". samorzad2024.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish).
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