Dorota Olko

Dorota Zofia Olko
Member of the Sejm
Serving
Assumed office
13 November 2023
ConstituencyWarsaw I
Personal details
Born (1988-01-13) 13 January 1988
Siedlce, Poland
PartyPartia Razem (2015-2024)
Other political
affiliations
The Left (since 2019)
Common Tomorrow (since 2025)
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw
Occupationjournalist, sociologist

Dorota Zofia Olko [ˈdɔrɔta ˈɔlkɔ] ⓘ (born 13 January 1988) is a Polish politician, sociologist, and political activist. She was a member of left-wing Partia Razem and has served as party spokesperson since 2016.[1] Member of Sejm since 2023.[2]

Biography

Olko was born in Siedlce, moved to Warsaw for university and has stayed since. She graduated from the University of Warsaw in 2011 with a master's degree in sociology, then in 2012 with another master's degree in journalism and communication, and a postgraduate degree in Polish philology and text editing.[1] Also in 2011 Olko started her doctoral dissertation in sociology on the perception of body and self-care in the Polish working class,[3] which she completed in 2023; her thesis supervisor was Małgorzata Jacyno.[4]

She worked professionally in Gazeta Wyborcza, Krytyka Polityczna, and taught classes at her alma mater.[1]

Politics

Nine persons visible chanting on a stage with "Lewica" branding in the back
Olko (second from the left) alongside other The Left politicians during a 2023 convention

Dorota Olko was an early member of Left Together since its formation in 2015.[5] Originally she served as the spokesperson for the Warsaw District, but in October 2016 she was promoted to the nationwide role. Olko was also a member of the committee for education and science[5] and currently serves on the National Board.[6]

She did not succeed in any national or local election before 2023, when she effectively replaced Magdalena Biejat on the Warsaw ballot, due to the latter moving over to Senat.[7] Notably, Olko outrivaled Anna Maria Żukowska and Agata Diduszko-Zyglewska vote-wise despite poorer media coverage and less advantageous ballot position.[8]

Her focus are the housing crisis, abortion, access to birth control, and public sector wages.[9]

Election results
Election Body Committee Votes (%) Constituency Elected?
2015 Sejm Together 874 (0.23%)[10] Siedlce (no. 18) No
2018 Masovian Sejmik Together 1,580 (0.42%)[11] Masovian Voivodeship No
2019 European Parliament Left Together[a] 2,965 (0.35%)[12] Masovian (no. 5) No
2019 Sejm The Left[b] 12,055 (2.66%)[13] Siedlce (no. 18) No
2023 Sejm The Left[c] 44,188 (2.58%)[2] Warsaw I (no. 19) Yes

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dorota Olko – Press Spokesperson – Partia Razem". LinkedIn. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Komitet Wyborczy Nowa Lewica w wyborach do Sejmu i Senatu w 2023 r." Sejm Senat 2023 (in Polish). Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza.
  3. ↑ Przyborska, Katarzyna (24 October 2023). "Olko: Żeby praca nie była doświadczana jako wszechogarniająca". KrytykaPolityczna.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Olko, Dorota (26 September 2023). "Stosunek do ciała a nierówności społeczne. Analiza praktyk cielesnych klas ludowych w Polsce". Repozytorium UW (in Polish). Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Krytycznie o polskiej nauce". Partia Razem (in Polish). 30 September 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Struktura". Partia Razem (in Polish). Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Pietraszewski, Mikołaj (8 August 2023). "Magdalena Biejat nie będzie kandydować do Sejmu. Posłanka Lewicy ujawniła plany". Radio ZET (in Polish).
  8. ↑ Gruszczyński, Arkadiusz (17 October 2023). "Dorota Olko, najbardziej zaskakująca nowa posłanka z Warszawy. Prześwietlamy, jak jej się udało dostać do Sejmu". wyborcza.pl Warszawa. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Do głosowania na nią zachęcał znany pisarz. Była czwarta na liście Lewicy, ma drugi wynik". TVN Warszawa (in Polish). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Okręg nr 18. Wybory do Sejmu RP i Senatu RP w 2015 roku". Parlament 2015. Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Województwo mazowieckie. Wybory samorządowe 2018". Wybory 2018. Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza.
  12. ↑ "Okręg nr 5. Wybory do Parlamentu Europejskiego 2019". PE 2019 (in Polish). Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza.
  13. ↑ "Okręg nr 18. Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2019 r." Sejm Senat 2019 (in Polish). Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza.

Notes

  1. ↑ Post-rebranding. Coalition with UP and RSS.
  2. ↑ Formally registered as SLD candidate.
  3. ↑ Formally registered as NL candidate.
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