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Agata Sobczyk

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Agata Sobczyk
Voivode of Greater Poland Voivodeship
Assumed office
23 December 2023
Preceded byMichał Zieliński
Personal details
Born (1988-08-08) 8 August 1988 (age 37)
Gostyń, Poland
CitizenshipPoland
PartyPoland 2050
Alma materPoznań University of Economics and Business
Occupation
  • Economist
  • Politician

Agata Sobczyk (Polish: [ˈa.ɡa.ta ˈsɔp.t͡ʂɘ̟k]; born 8 August 1988) is a Polish economist and politician. Since 2023, she serves as the voivode of Greater Poland Voivodeship in Poland. She is a member of the Poland 2050 political party.

Biography

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Agata Sobczyk was born on 8 August 1988 in the town of Gostyń, Poland, and grew up in the village of Skórzewo in Greater Poland Voivodeship.[1][2] She graduated from the Poznań University of Economics and Business with a licentiate in business management, and later with a master's degree in international business. She also studied management at the City Institute in Sydney, Australia. She worked in the Polish diplomatic institutions in Sydney and Dublin, Ireland.[2][3]

Sobczyk was involved in the presidential campaign of Szymon Hołownia during the 2020 election, and joined the Poland 2050 party, becoming the lider of its division in the city of Poznań. During the 2023 parliamentary election, she unsuccessfully ran to the Sejm of Poland, as the candidate of the Third Way political aliancr, within the constituency no. 39, which consists of Poznań and surrounding it Poznań County.[3] On 28 December 2023, she was appointed as the voivode of Greater Poland Voivodeship, replacing Michał Zieliński.[4]

Personal life

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Sobczyk has a husband and two children.[5] She lives in Poznań, Poland.[3]

References

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  1. "Agata Sobczyk. Oświadczenie majątkowe". gov.pl (in Polish). 24 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Wojewoda". poznan.uw.gov.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-05-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. 1 2 3 Justyna Piasecka (28 December 2023). "Agata Sobczyk z Polski 2050 została powołana na stanowisko wojewody wielkopolskiego". leszno.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish).
  4. Agnieszka Matłacz; Robert Horbaczewski (28 December 2023). "Wszystkie województwa mają już nowych wojewodów". prawo.pl (in Polish).
  5. Weronika Henszel (16 June 2026). "Wojewoda urodziła. Pokazała zdjęcie ze szpitala. Uwagę zwraca to, co na drugim planie". fakt.pl (in Polish).