Arkadiusz Wiśniewski

Arkadiusz Wiśniewski
President of Opole
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 December 2014
Preceded byRyszard Zembaczyński
Deputy President of Opole
In office
1 December 2010 – 30 October 2013
PresidentRyszard Zembaczyński
Member of the Opole City Council
In office
27 October 2002 – 1 December 2010
Personal details
Born (1978-08-29) 29 August 1978
Opole
PartyIndependent

Arkadiusz Wiśniewski (born 29 August 1978 in Opole) is a Polish politician who has served as the president of Opole since 2014.

Biography

Arkadiusz Wiśniewski was born on 29 August 1978 to Henryk and Henryka Wiśniewscy.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree in political administration and master's degree in political science in the University of Opole. He also earned a Master of Business Administration diploma in the Wrocław University of Economics. He was a professor at his alma mater, a manager at the Opole Center for Economic Development, and the director and deputy director of institutions dedicated to supporting entrepreneurship.[2]

In 2002 he became a member of the Opole City Council on behalf of the Electoral Committee of Ryszard Zembaczyński; he was then re-elected in 2006 and 2010 from the lists of the Civic Platform. He served as chairman of the PO councilors’ club and vice-chairman of the city council. He resigned from his council seat after being appointed deputy president of Opole in 2010.[2] He was dismissed three years later. A motion was also filed at that time to expel him from the Civic Platform, accusing him of actions aimed at causing a split within the party's councilors’ club.[3] Wiśniewski left Civic Platform on his own behalf in November 2013.[4] In March 2014, he founded the association Opole na Tak, serving as its president.[5] He also co-founded the Gospodarne Opolskie initiative,[6] which ran for the Opole Voivodeship Sejmik.

In the 2014 Polish local elections he ran for the president of Opole as an independent, winning the election in the run-off with almost 67.7% of the popular vote.[7] In the 2018 Polish local elections, he was successfully re-elected, winning 70.4% of the popular vote in the first vote.[8] He was elected for the third term in the 2024 Polish local elections, winning 75.5% in the first round.[9]

He was the driving force behind the expansion of Opole's administrative boundaries to include neighboring towns,[10] which took place in 2017.[11] During his tenure, Opole was admitted to the global network of “age-friendly cities” under the World Health Organization,[12] was recognized as the provincial capital with the best “daycare coverage” in Poland,[13] and also topped the ranking of cities in terms of investment spending compiled by the magazine “Wspólnota.”[14] In 2023, he became an activist for the Yes! For Poland political movement, becoming its regional leader in the Opole Voivodeship.[15] In September 2025, he became a member of the executive board of the New Poland party, which filed for registration that same month.[16] In the summer of 2026, he exited New Poland.[17]

He was appointed to the supervisory boards of the following local government companies: Silesian Railways, Energetyka Cieplna in Kępno, Energetyka Cieplna Opolszczyzny, and Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji in Brzeg.[18][19]

Awards

  • Badge of Honor for Service to Local Government – 2025.[20]

Election history

Electoral history of Arkadiusz Wiśniewski
Year Office Committee Votes Result Ref.
Total %
2002 Member of the Opole City Council Electoral Committee of Ryszard Zembaczyński 153 2.22 Won[a] [21]
2006 Civic Platform 1094 16.38 Won [22]
2010 1159 15.47 Won [23]
2014 President of Opole Electoral Committee of Arkadiusz Wiśniewski 18201 67.66 Won[b] [7]
2018 38285 70.35 Won [8]
2024 33104 75.47 Won [9]

Notes

  1. ↑ His electoral committee won enough votes for 3 seats in the district, while Wiśniewski finished 4th in his electoral committee list. This would not have been sufficient to win a seat; however, the list's toprunner, Ryszard Zembaczyński, became the President of Opole, thus leaving an extra seat and making Wiśniewski eligible.
  2. ↑ Won in run-off (second round). In the first round, he won 17047 votes (47.51%), taking the first place, but falling short of the 50% threshold.[24]

References

  1. ↑ "Dane osoby pełniącej funkcje publiczne". katalog.bip.ipn.gov.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 10 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Arkadiusz Wiśniewski: Wiceprezydent Miasta Opole". um.opole.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 29 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Wiceprezydent Opola Arkadiusz Wiśniewski odwołany". nto.pl (in Polish). 30 October 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Arkadiusz Wiśniewski odszedł z Platformy Obywatelskiej". nto.pl (in Polish). 21 November 2013. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
  5. ↑ "Arkadiusz Wiśniewski wystartował ze stowarzyszeniem". 24opole.pl (in Polish). 5 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
  6. ↑ "Powstała inicjatywa samorządowa Gospodarne Opolskie". onet.pl (in Polish). 20 February 2014. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Wybory samorządowe 2014". pkw.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2014-12-04.
  8. 1 2 "Wybory samorządowe 2018". pkw.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  9. 1 2 "Wybory samorządowe 2024". pkw.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  10. ↑ Krzysztof Zyzik (2015-11-20). "Prezydent Wiśniewski chce powiększyć Opole". nto.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  11. ↑ Mariusz Lodziński (28 January 2022). "Pięć lat od powiększenia Opola. Prezydent Arkadiusz Wiśniewski: Emocje zastąpiła akceptacja". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  12. ↑ "Opole – Miasto przyjazne starzeniu". miasta.pl (in Polish). 14 January 2020. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  13. ↑ Paweł Swianiewicz; Julita Łukomska (2018). "Różne formy opieki nad dziećmi" (PDF). wspolnota.org.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  14. ↑ Sławomir Draguła (2022-10-14). "Opole trzeci raz z rzędu zostało zwycięzcą rankingu „Wspólnoty" pod kątem wydatków inwestycyjnych samorządów 2019–2021". nto.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  15. ↑ Piotr Zapotoczny (11 January 2023). "Arkadiusz Wiśniewski liderem opolskich struktur Ruchu Samorządowego „Tak! Dla Polski". Kto jeszcze się w nim udziela?". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  16. ↑ Piotr Chrobok (30 September 2025). "Byli prezydenci śląskich miast zakładają nową partię. Prezesem Zygmunt Frankiewicz, były prezydent Gliwic". Dziennik Zachodni (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-10-02.
  17. ↑ Matlak, Joanna (9 July 2026). "Arkadiusz Wiśniewski opuścił szeregi partii Nowa Polska. "Zmieniła się scena polityczna"". radio.opole.pl. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
  18. ↑ Piotr Guzik (26 February 2019). "Prezydent Opola Arkadiusz Wiśniewski w radzie nadzorczej spółki Silesian Railways. Opozycja: Chodzi o pieniądze". nto.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  19. ↑ Tomasz Kapica (7 December 2023). "Kolejna rada nadzorcza dla prezydenta Opola. Tak Arkadiusz Wiśniewski dorabia, korzystając ze swoich politycznych koneksji". nto.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-03-09.
  20. ↑ "Uroczystość z okazji Dnia Samorządu Terytorialnego". gov.pl (in Polish). 3 June 2025. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  21. ↑ "Wybory do rady gminy: wyniki głosowania i wyniki wyborów". National Electoral Commission (in Polish). 2002.
  22. ↑ "Wyniki głosowania i wyniki wyborów do Rady Miasta Opola". National Electoral Commission. 2006.
  23. ↑ "Informacje o kandydacie". National Electoral Commission. 2010.
  24. ↑ "Zbiorcze statystyki głosowania". National Electoral Commission. 2014.
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