Aleksandra Uznańska-Wiśniewska

Aleksandra Uznańska-Wiśniewska
Aleksandra Uznańska-Wiśniewska in 2023
Uznańska-Wiśniewska in 2023
Member of the Sejm of Poland
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 November 2023
ConstituencyNo. 9
Personal details
BornAleksandra Karolina Wiśniewska
(1994-05-27) 27 May 1994
Łódź, Poland
CitizenshipPoland, Thailand
PartyCivic Coalition (party; since 2025)
Other political
affiliations
Spouse
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(m. 2025)​
Children1
Education
Occupation

Aleksandra Karolina Uznańska-Wiśniewska[a] (born 27 May 1994) is a Polish–Thai politician, political scientist, humanitarian, and social activist. Since 2023, she has been a member of the Sejm of Poland. Uznańska-Wiśniewska is a member of the Civic Coalition party.

Early life and education

Aleksandra Uznańska-Wiśniewska was born on 27 May 1994 in Łódź, Poland.[1][2][3] Her father, Radosław Wiśniewski, is a businessperson, and founder and chairperson of the company Redan. He is Polish.[4][5] Her mother, Piengjai Wiśniewska, is of Chinese and Thai descent, and comes from Bangkok, Thailand.[6][7] Aleksandra also has a brother.[6]

Uznańska-Wiśniewska attended the Emilia Sczaniecka 4th High School in Łódź. At the age of 17, she received the scholarship of the United World Colleges, moving to Italy, where she finished her education.[8][9] Uznańska-Wiśniewska graduated from the London School of Economics with bachelor's degrees in political science and philosophy, and from the Blavatnik School of Government of the University of Oxford, with a master's degree in public policy.[10] While studying at the London School of Economics, she was a chairperson of the Polish Business Society, and an organiser of the Polish Economic Forum.[11] In 2018, the business magazine Forbes placed her on the Poland-based edition its annual list "30 Under 30", which recognizes thirty notable people under the age of 30 in various industries.[12]

Humanitarian work

In December 2015, during the European migrant crisis, Uznańska-Wiśniewska volunteered at the refugee camp on Lesbos island in Greece.[13] She also conducted the field research of the human rights violations in the refugee camps in Calais and Dunkirk, located in France.[10][14] Later, Uznańska-Wiśniewska also worked for the United Nations Development Programme agency on developing strategy for distribution of the humanitarian aid in Jordan and Turkey, in response to the Syrian civil war.[10]

In 2019, Uznańska-Wiśniewska became a coordinator of the Polish Humanitarian Action mission to Yemen led by Paula Gierak.[10][15][16][17] The mission was aimed at giving humanitarian aid in the cholera epidemic during the Yemeni civil war.[10] Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, she continued to work for the mission, helping to rebuild destroyed clinics, and to re-establish the national healthcare system, which were affected by the conflict.[18]

In 2022 and 2023, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Uznańska-Wiśniewska worked in the county for the Children's Aid Foundation helping to evacuate orphanages.[19] She later became the head of an Intersos mission in Ukraine.[20][21][22] In 2025, Uznańska-Wiśniewska became a member of the council of the Jan Olszewski Aid to Poles in the East Foundation.[23]

Political career

In 2019, Uznańska-Wiśniewska worked for the campaign team of Janina Ochojska, who was a candidate for a member of the European Parliament in the Polish election.[10] In 2023, she became the plenipotentiary for citizen participation of the mayor of Łódź, Hanna Zdanowska.[24] The same year, Uznańska-Wiśniewska also became the face of the campaign "Will You Dare?" (Polish: Odważysz się?), aimed at promoting participation in the election among young people.[25]

In 2023, Uznańska-Wiśniewska was elected as a member of the Sejm of Poland in the parliamentary election, receiving 25,436 votes (5.57%).[9] She was a nonpartisan candidate of the Civic Coalition political alliance, in the constituency no. 9, which consists of the city of Łódź, and counties of Brzeziny and Łódź East.[26] Uznańska-Wiśniewska became the secretary of the Sejm, and a member of the Communications with Poles Abroad Committee, the Foreign Affairs Committee, and the National Defense Commitee.[27][28] Later, in 2024, she became member of the Civic Platform party, which following a merger, was transformed into the Civic Coalition in 2025.[28][29]

Personal life

In 2025, Uznańska-Wiśniewska married Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, an engineer and astronaut who became the second Polish national to go to space.[30] Together they have a son, born in 2026.[31] She holds citizenship of Poland and Thailand, and declares herself as both Polish and Thai.[32]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Agnieszka Kłopotek
Year Office Party Constituency Votes Result Ref.
Total % P.
2023 Sejm of Poland 10th Civic Coalition No. 9 25,436 5.57 6th Won [33]

Awards

Notes

  1. ↑ Polish pronunciation: [a.lɛkˈsan.dra ka.rɔˈli.na uzˈnaɲ.ska viɕˈɲɛf.ska] ⓘ

References

  1. ↑ "WIŚNIEWSKA Aleksandra Karolina". wybory.gov.pl (in Polish).
  2. ↑ "Aleksandra Wiśniewska". rejestr.io (in Polish).
  3. ↑ Dorota Wellman (23 September 2021). "'Inspirujące kobiety' Doroty Wellman w TVN Style. Gościem Aleksandra Wiśniewska". tvn24.pl (in Polish).
  4. ↑ Piotr Wesołowski (16 January 2017). "Biznesmen z zacięciem charytatywnym". lodz.wyborcza.pl (in Polish).
  5. ↑ "Aleksandra Wiśniewska uhonorowana nagrodą Karskiego". happykids.org.pl (in Polish). 1 July 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Kim jest Radosław Wiśniewski". lodz.wyborcza.pl (in Polish). 11 November 2003.
  7. ↑ "Wiśniewska, Piengjai". infoveriti.pl (in Polish).
  8. ↑ Karol Paciorek (20 July 2023). "youtube.com". youtube.com (in Polish).
  9. 1 2 "Aleksandra K. Wiśniewska weszła do sejmu. Kim jest nowa posłanka z Łodzi?". businessinsider.com.pl (in Polish). 17 October 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Alumni spotlight – Aleksandra K. Wisniewska – Witnessing the refugee crisis and conflict zones in Iraq and Yemen highlights the need for political action". bsg.ox.ac.uk. 2021.
  11. ↑ "Młodzi Polacy w City są celem rekrutacji polskich firm". rp.pl (in Polish). 3 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Lista '25 przed 25'. Poznajcie najzdolniejszych młodych Polaków". forbes.pl (in Polish). 13 December 2018.
  13. ↑ Renata Kim (19 June 2019). "Wjeżdżałam do Mosulu, obleganego przez ISIS, z nieba lał się żar. I widziałam przed sobą cmentarz". newsweek.pl (in Polish).
  14. ↑ Hanna-Sophie Wahle, Carlos Alarcon, Daniel Sippel, Aleksandra Wisniewska (2016). "The Unknown Knowns: Observations from small informal refugee camps in northern France". resourcecentre.savethechildren.net.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. ↑ Maria Rostkowska (7 October 2021). "'Nie żyjemy, tylko wyżywamy'. Nie ma wody, jedzenia, podpasek. Koronawirus pogarsza sytuację kobiet w strefach konfliktu". pah.org.pl (in Polish).
  16. ↑ Mateusz Kudła (24 June 2021). "Ma 26 lat i kierowała misją humanitarną w Jemenie. 'Kobieta na funkcji zarządczej ewenementem w tym środowisku' – oglądaj w TVN24 GO". tvn24.pl (in Polish).
  17. ↑ "Jak Jemen przechodzi największy kryzys humanitarny świata – Dział Zagraniczny". dzialzagraniczny.pl (in Polish). 30 July 2020.
  18. ↑ Jan Mikruta (3 April 2020). "28 mln ludzi i tylko 40 testów na koronawirusa. Dramatyczna sytuacja w Jemenie". polsatnews.pl (in Polish).
  19. ↑ "Łodzianka pojechała na wojnę! Aleksandra K. Wiśniewska na czele misji humanitarnej w Ukrainie". lodz.pl (in Polish). 18 March 2023.
  20. ↑ "INTERSOS Ukraine Mission delivers life-saving medical assistance to Kherson". intersos.org. 21 November 2022.
  21. ↑ "Ukraine, essential goods distributed to 500 families in Kharkiv". intersos.org. 10 June 2022.
  22. ↑ "UKRAINE EMERGENCY". intersos.org.
  23. ↑ "Rada i Zarząd". pol.org.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 1 March 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  24. ↑ "Pełnomocniczka ds. Zaangażowania Obywatelskiego". uml.lodz.pl (in Polish).
  25. ↑ "Aleksandra Wiśniewska nową twarzą KO. Jej strona została usunięta z Wikipedii". wiadomosci.gazeta.pl (in Polish). 17 August 2023.
  26. ↑ "Skradła show na konferencji Tuska, wystartuje w wyborach. Aleksandra Wiśniewska nową gwiazdą KO?". wprost.pl (in Polish). 17 August 2023.
  27. ↑ "Posłowie X kadencji: Aleksandra Karolina Uznańska-Wiśniewska". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish).
  28. 1 2 "Nasi reprezentanci: Posłowie". bip.platforma.org (in Polish). 9 August 2024. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  29. ↑ Gądek, Piotr (25 October 2025). "Tusk ogłasza zjednoczenie. Nowa partia i nowe logo". RMF FM (in Polish).
  30. ↑ "Posłanka i astronauta zostali małżeństwem. "Kosmiczna para"". dziendobry.tvn.pl (in Polish). 5 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  31. ↑ Kuba Koprzywa (2 June 2026). "Uznańscy-Wiśniewscy powitali na świecie dziecko. Pokazali zdjęcie". tvn24.pl (in Polish).
  32. ↑ Cieśliński, Piotr (9 June 2025). "Sławosz zapisał mi w telefonie numer do Stacji Kosmicznej, żebym odebrała, niezależnie od pory dnia i nocy". wyborcza.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  33. ↑ "Wyniki głosowania w wyborach do Sejmu w 2023 r. Sejmowy Okręg wyborczy nr 9". sejmsenat2023.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish).
  34. ↑ "The Recipients of the Karski2020 Award". jankarski.net.
  35. ↑ "Green hero – BNP Paribas Green Film Festival". greenfestival.pl (in Polish).
  36. ↑ "600 medali na 600. Uroudziny Łodzi. Kolejne osoby zostały uhonorowane". lodz.pl (in Polish). 20 July 2023.
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