Renata Urszula Rak (née Woropaj; born 29 June 1973) is a politician and teacher. Since 2023, she is a member of the Sejm of Poland. She belongs to the Civic Platform party.

Renata Rak
Member of Sejm of Poland
Assumed office
13 November 2023
Member of the Szczecinek County Council
In office
2018–2023
Member of Szczecinek City Council
In office
2016–2018
Personal details
Born
Renata Urszula Woropaj

(1973-06-29) 29 June 1973 (age 51)
Szczecinek, Poland
Political partyCivic Platform
SpouseDaniel Rak
EducationUniversity of Gdańsk
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Teacher

Biography

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Renata Rak (née Woropaj) was born on 29 June 1973 in Szczecinek, Poland. In 1997 she graduated from the Faculty of Biology, Geography, and Oceanography of the University of Gdańsk with a degree in biology. She worked as a teacher in Szczecinek.[1][2]

Rak was a member of a neighbourhood council of Trzesieka, and in 2014 she unsuccessfully run for an office of a member of the Szczecinek City Council as a member of the Civic Platform.[2][3] She was elected to the office in 2016.[4] In 2018, she was elected as a member of the Szczecinek County Council.[5] In 2023 she was elected as a member of the Sejm of Poland.[1]

Private life

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She is married to Daniel Rak, a politician, who from 2018 to 2024 was a mayor of Szczecinek.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Renata Rak". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish).
  2. ^ a b "Renata Rak: Władza musi zacząć liczyć się z głosem kobiet". miastozwizja.pl (in Polish). 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Wyniki wyborów samorządowych 2014 w Szczecinku". samorzad2014.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish).
  4. ^ Rajmund Wełnic (20 March 2016). "Wiemy, kto został nowym radnym Szczecinka". gk24.pl (in Polish).
  5. ^ "Wyniki wyborów samorządowych 2018 w powiecie szczecinieckim". wybory2018.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish).
  6. ^ Mateusz Sienkiewicz (22 August 2023). "Renata Rak, szczecinecka kandydatka PO na posłankę przedstawiła główne założenia swojego programu". prk24.pl (in Polish).