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Magdalena Sroka

Magdalena Joanna Sroka (born 15 July 1979) is a Polish police officer and politician, serving as a member of the Sejm. She was the leader of Agreement political party between 2022 and 2023. Since 2023 she is a member of Polish People’s Party.

Magdalena Sroka
Sroka in 2023.
Leader of the Agreement
In office
10 December 2022 – Summer 2023
Preceded byJarosław Gowin
Succeeded byStanisław Derehajło
Member of the Sejm
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 November 2019
Constituency
Member of the Pomeranian Voivodeship Sejmik
In office
2018–2019
Personal details
Born (1979-07-15) 15 July 1979 (age 45)
Gdańsk, Poland
Political partyPolish People's Party
Profession
  • Police officer
  • politician
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Biography

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Magdalena Sroka was born in Gdańsk on 15 July 1979.[1]

Education

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Sroka obtained a master's degree in PE teaching at the Academy of Physical Education and Sport in Gdańsk in 2003. In 2006 she completed her postgraduate studies in human resources management at the University of Gdańsk. Sroka attended Police Academy in Szczytno and graduated from officer studies in 2009.[1] She achieved the MBA degree at the Higher School of Bussines and Services in Poznań in 2019.[2][3]

Police service

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From 2003 Magdalena Sroka served in the Police with the crime unit in Sopot. Later on she moved to the Pomeranian Voivodeship Headquarters in Gdańsk where she worked as a staff member. Sroka retired in 2019 with the rank of Senior Commissioner.[4][5]

Political career

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In 2018 Sroka was elected member of the Pomeranian Voivodeship Sejmik, as a Jarosław Gowin's Agreement activist running from the Law and Justice (PiS) party list.[4] Next year she successfully run for the Sejm at the 2019 parliamentary election, again listed with the PiS and representing Constituency no. 26 (Słupsk).[2] In early 2020 Sroka became a spokesperson of the Agreement party.[3] At the party congress on 27 June 2021 she was chosen one of the four deputy leaders of the party.[6] After Jarosław Gowin was dismissed from the cabinet on 11 August 2021,[7] Sroka and other parliamentarians loyal to Gowin left the PiS parliamentary group and formed separate caucus of the Agreement party, departuring from the coalition government.[5][8] In June 2022 Małgorzata Sroka and Marek Biernacki, member of the Polish People's Party (PSL) and representative of the Polish Coalition, signed an agreement on regional collaboration in Pomerania.[9] They opened a shared parliamentary office in Żukowo later in September.[10] When Jarosław Gowin resigned from party leadership on 10 December 2022, Sroka was elected as his successor with the support of 82 out of 86 delegates and being the only candidate.[11][12][13] With the upcoming parliamentary election in the autumn of 2023, coalition negotiations were initiated between the Agreement and AGROunia, represented by its leader Michał Kołodziejczak, in early February 2023.[14][15] Sroka was subsequently critised for the initiative by some members of her party with parliamentarian Michał Wypij and caucus spokesperson leaving.[16][17] Eventually coalition collapsed in May 2023.[18] Sroka together with two other Agreement parliamentarians joined the Polish Coalition parliamentary group on 20 July 2023.[19][20] Prior to the parliamentary election held in October 2023, she left the party,[21] running for reelection as an independent politician endorsed by PSL listed with the Third Way coalition.[22][23] She optained a seat in Constituency no. 26 (Gdańsk).[1] Afterwards the election Sroka joined the Polish People's Party.[4] On 26 January 2024 she was appointed by the Sejm a chairperson of the committie investigating use of the Pegasus spyware by the previous government.[24] In June 2024 Sroka became a spokesperson of the PSL-TD parliamentary group.[25]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Magdalena Sroka - Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Magdalena Sroka - Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". sejm.gov.pl. 9th term of the Sejm archives. Retrieved 19 October 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ a b Katka, Krzysztof (17 January 2024). "Kim jest Magdalena Sroka, która ma zostać przewodniczącą komisji śledczej badającej aferę Pegasusa". Trójmiasto. Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Wójcik, Marcin (4 March 2024). "Magdalena Sroka rozlicza z Pegasusa: Niech psy gończe wiedzą, że nie pozwolę się zaszczuć". Duży Format. Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b Rzeczkowski, Grzegorz (18 January 2024). "Ma rozliczać służby PiS, a broniła Kamińskiego". Newsweek Polska (in Polish). Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  6. ^ Rebelińska, Aleksandra (27 June 2021). "Porozumienie: Sroka, Derehajło, Ociepa i Wypij wiceprezesami ugrupowania". pap.pl. Polish Press Agency. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  7. ^ Roszak, Mateusz (11 August 2021). "Prezydent Duda odwołał Jarosława Gowina z funkcji wicepremiera". pap.pl (in Polish). Polish Press Agency. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Od 20 parlamentarzystów do 7-osobowego koła. Porozumienie traci ludzi". wnp.pl (in Polish). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  9. ^ Katka, Krzysztof (8 June 2022). "Gowinowcy mają na Pomorzu umowę z PSL. Planują wspólny start w wyborach". Trójmiasto. Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  10. ^ Drewka, Wojciech (19 September 2022). "Żukowo. Posłowie Magdalena Sroka i Marek Biernacki otworzyli wspólne biuro". Expresskaszubski.pl. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Jarosław Gowin zrezygnował z funkcji prezesa Porozumienia. Magdalena Sroka jego następczynią". TVN24.pl (in Polish). TVN. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  12. ^ Katka, Krzysztof (12 December 2022). "Pomorska posłanka została szefową partii Porozumienie. Zastąpiła Gowina i teraz bliżej do sojuszu z PSL". Trójmiasto. Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  13. ^ Bruszewski, Grzegorz (10 December 2022). "Jarosław Gowin złożył rezygnację z funkcji prezesa Porozumienia". pap.pl (in Polish). Polish Press Agency. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  14. ^ Michalski, Patryk (2 February 2023). "NEWS WP: Powstaje nowa partia. Takiego sojuszu nikt się nie spodziewał". WP Wiadomości (in Polish). Wirtualna Polska. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  15. ^ D, Justyna (2 February 2023). "Porozumienie razem z Agrounią? Powstaje nowa partia 'zawiedzionych PiS-em'". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Michał Wypij i Jan Strzeżek występują z Porozumienia". TVN24.pl (in Polish). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  17. ^ Sitnicka, Dominika (27 February 2023). "Chłopak ze wsi i dziewczyna z miasta. AgroUnia i Porozumienie chcą iść po byłych wyborców PiS". OKO.press (in Polish). Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  18. ^ Bruszewski, Grzegorz; Roś, Edyta (23 May 2023). "Porozumienie zakończyło współpracę z AgroUnią. Jest oświadczenie Sroki i Kołodziejczaka". pap.pl (in Polish). Polish Press Agency. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  19. ^ Kondzińska, Agata (20 July 2023). "Porozumienie wchodzi do klubu Koalicji Polskiej. 'Wkrótce kolejne wzmocnienia'". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Posłowie Porozumienia w klubie Koalicji Polskiej. 'Powiększamy nasze szeregi'". TVN24.pl (in Polish). TVN. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  21. ^ Michalski, Patryk (19 October 2023). "'Król memów' przejął dawną partię Gowina. Koniec Porozumienia w Sejmie". WP Wiadomości (in Polish). Wirtualna Polska. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  22. ^ "Wybory 2023. Kto w okręgu gdańskim powalczy o mandat posła". TVN24.pl (in Polish). TVN. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  23. ^ "SROKA Magdalena Joanna, kandydat w wyborach do Sejmu i Senatu w 2023 r." sejmsenat2023.pkw.gov.pl. National Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  24. ^ "Sejm powołał skład komisji śledczej ds. Pegasusa. Na jej czele była szefowa Porozumienia". money.pl (in Polish). Wirtualna Polska. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Posłanka Magdalena Sroka nową rzeczniczką klubu PSL-TD". wnp.pl (in Polish). 27 June 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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