Ryszard Galla

Ryszard Jerzy Galla (born 22 July 1956 in Wrocław) is a Polish politician of German heritage. Originally a member of the Opole Regional Assembly and briefly the Marshal of Opole Voivodeship in 2002, Galla was elected to the Sejm 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 (Polish: Mniejszość Niemiecka, German: Deutsche Minderheit) until he lost his seat in the 2023 parliamentary election.

Ryszard Galla
Leader of German Minority
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 January 2008
Preceded by	Henryk Kroll
Member of the Sejm
In office 25 September 2005 – 12 November 2023
Marshal of Opole Voivodeship
In office 19 April 2002 – 16 November 2002
Preceded by	Stanisław Jałowiecki
Succeeded by	Ewa Olszewska [pl]
Personal details
Born	(1956-07-22) 22 July 1956 (age 68) Wrocław, People's Republic of Poland
Citizenship	Polish
Nationality	German
Political party	German Minority
Alma mater	Opole University of Technology
Signature
Website	ryszard-galla.pl

Electoral history

Sejm
Election		Party	Votes	%	Constituency	Elected?
	2001	German Minority	2,875	0.92	Opole	No
	2005		9,072	3.40		Yes
	2007		8,193	2.22		Yes
	2011		11,794	3.69		Yes
	2015		9,623	2.84		Yes
	2019		13,957	3.43		Yes
	2023		8,743	1.82		No

Opole Regional Assembly
Election		Party	Votes	%	Constituency	Elected?
	1998	TSKN	2,050	3.44	nr.4	Yes
	2002	German Minority	8,737	13.36	nr.1	Yes
	2024	Śląscy Samorządowcy	3,873	4.57	nr.1	Yes

See also

• List of Sejm members (2005–2007)