Agata Sobczyk
Polish economist and politician
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Agata Sobczyk (Polish: [ˈa.ɡa.ta ˈsɔp.t͡ʂɨk]; born 8 August 1988) is a Polish economist and politician. Since 2023 she is the Voivode of the Greater Poland Voivodeship.
Agata Sobczyk | |
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| Voivode of the Greater Poland Voivodeship | |
| Assumed office 23 December 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Michał Zieliński |
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| Born | 8 August 1988 |
| Citizenship | Poland |
| Party | Poland 2050 |
| Alma mater | Poznań University of Economics and Business |
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Biography
Agata Sobczyk was born in 1988 in Gostyń, Poland, and grew up in Skórzewo. 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.[1][2]
Sobczyk was involved in the presidential campaign of Szymon Hołownia during the 2020 election, and joined the Poland 2050 party. During the 2023 parliamentary election, she unsuccessfully run for office of a member of the Sejm of Poland.[2] On 28 December 2023, she was appointed as the Voivode of the Greater Poland Voivodeship.[3]