Ryszard Jerzy Galla (born 22 July 1956 in
Wrocław
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) is a Polish politician of
German descent. Originally a member of the
Opole Regional Assembly and briefly the
Marshal
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of
Opole Voivodeship
Opole Voivodeship ( , , ), is the smallest and least populated voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) of Poland. The province's name derives from that of the region's capital and largest city, Opole. It is part of Silesia. A relatively lar ...
in 2002, Galla was elected to the
Sejm
The Sejm (), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (), is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral parliament of Poland.
The Sejm has been the highest governing body of the Third Polish Republic since the Polish People' ...
during the
2005 parliamentary election, getting 9072 votes in the 21st
Opole district, and was the sole Sejm member from the
German Minority Electoral Committee (, ) until he lost his seat in the
2023 parliamentary election.
Biography
Post Sejm
After leaving the Sejm Galla stood for and won a mandate for the
Opole Voivodeship Sejmik in
2024
The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
.
Galla was appointed the Government Plenipotentiary for National and Ethnic Minorities by
Szymon Hołownia
Szymon Franciszek Hołownia (Polish: ; born 3 September 1976) is a Polish politician and television personality currently serving as Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, Sejm since 13 November 2023. From 2008 to 2019 he co-hosted ''Mam ...
on May 15, 2024.
Galla was confirmed in a 12-2 vote, with his new responsibilities being to represent all minorities in the Sejm.
Personal life
Galla is the vice-president of the board of the provincial Social and Cultural Society of Germans in Opole Silesia, as well as the president of the Polish-German Cooperation House.
Electoral history
See also
*
List of Sejm members (2005–2007)
The 5th Sejm (lower house of the Parliament of Poland, Polish legislature) was elected on 25 September 2005 at the 2005 Polish parliamentary election. The term lasted between 19 October 2005 and 4 November 2007, two years before mandatory end of ...
Notes
References
External links
Ryszard Galla - parliamentary page- includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches.
1956 births
Living people
Polish people of German descent
Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Members of the Polish Sejm 2005–2007
Members of the Polish Sejm 2007–2011
Members of the Polish Sejm 2011–2015
Members of the Polish Sejm 2015–2019
Members of the Polish Sejm 2019–2023
Politicians from Wrocław
Voivodeship marshals of Poland
Opole Voivodeship
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