Genowefa Tokarska, née Bzdyra (born 5 August 1949) is a Polish politician who served as a member of the Sejm from 2011 to 2019. Born in Biszcza, she graduated from the University of Life Sciences in Lublin, then the Lublin Agricultural Academy, and in 1989 graduated from the Warsaw School of Economics. After graduating from Lublin, she became a teacher at an agricultural school in Różaniec from 1972 to 1978, then worked at a bank in Księżpol, serving as its director from 1981 to 1990.[1]
Genowefa Tokarska | |
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| Member of Sejm | |
| In office 8 November 2011 – 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1949 Biszcza, Poland |
| Political party | Polish People's Party |
| Spouse | Starosta Biłgorajski |
| Website | http://www.genowefatokarska.pl/ |
In 1990, Tokarska became mayor of Gmina Biszcza, and served five terms in that role. In 2007, she was elected governor of Lublin Voivodeship.[2] After serving a term as governor, she was selected by the Polish People's Party as a candidate for the Sejm out of Chełm, and as elected with 8,906 votes; she was re-elected to the same position in 2015 with 4,606 votes.[3] On the Sejm, Tokarska serves on the Public Finance Committee. She also ran in the 2014 European Parliament elections, finishing fifth to Krzysztof Hetman out of ten candidates with 6,123 votes.[4] During her second term, she spearheaded a 16 million zł ($4145077.72) expansion of the Museum of John Paul II and Primate Wyszyński.[5]
References
edit- ^ "O mnie" (in Polish). Genowefa Tokarska Poseł na Sejm RP. 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Genowefa Tokarska z PSL nowym lubelskim wojewodą?" (in Polish). Bankier.pl. 28 November 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Okręg wyborczy do Sejmu nr 7 (OKW Chełm)" (in Polish). Wybory 2011. 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Okręg wyborczy nr 8 w Lublinie" (in Polish). Państwowa Komisja Wyborcza. 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Genowefa Tokarska z PSL: nigdy nie było tematu prywatyzacji Lasów Państwowych" (in Polish). dziennikwschodni.p. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2017.