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Polish political scientist and politician (born 1984) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adam Szłapka (Polish: [ˈʂwapka]; born 6 December 1984[1]) is a Polish politician and political scientist, Member of the Polish Parliament and leader of the Modern (Nowoczesna) political party. He currently serves as Minister for the European Affairs.
Adam Szłapka | |
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Minister for European Affairs | |
Assumed office 13 December 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Donald Tusk |
Preceded by | Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk |
Leader of Modern | |
Assumed office 24 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Katarzyna Lubnauer |
Member of the Sejm | |
Assumed office 12 November 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kościan, Poland | 6 December 1984
Political party | Modern (2015–present) |
Other political affiliations | Civic Coalition (2018–present) |
Alma mater | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań |
Profession | Politician, political scientist |
Szłapka was born on 6 December 1984 in Kościan, Greater Poland Voivodeship. He graduated from the Oskar Kolberg High School No. 1 in Kościan.[2] He subsequently graduated in political science and Eastern studies from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.[3]
He was an activist of Młode Centrum, a youth organization of the Freedom Union and Democratic Party. Between 2006-2012 he worked as the general secretary of these organizations.[4]
Between 2006-2010, he served as town councillor in Kościan representing the Self-Government Democratic Forum (Samorządowe Forum Demokratyczne).[5] In 2010, he unsuccessfully ran for office in the local government elections.[6] He was director of the Fundacja: Projekt Polska. In the years 2011-2015, he worked as an expert in the Chancellery of the President Bronisław Komorowski.[7]
In 2015, he assumed the post of general secretary of the Modern (.Nowoczesna) party. The same year, he stood for election to the Sejm and won a seat from the Kalisz constituency.[8] He was appointed a member of the Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Committee as well as the Secret Service Committee. In the 2019 Polish parliamentary election, he was re-elected as member of parliament receiving 51,951 votes in the Poznań constituency.[9]
On 24 November 2019, he replaced Katarzyna Lubnauer as leader of the Modern political party.[10] He has expressed his support for the legalization of same-sex marriage in Poland.[11]
Following the 2023 election, on 13 December 2023, he assumed the post of Minister for the European Affairs in Donald Tusk's third cabinet.[12]
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