Ryszard Galla

 ( 1956 Births ) 

Ryszard Jerzy Galla (born 22 July 1956 in Wrocław) is a Polish politician of German descent. 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 (, ) until he lost his seat in the 2023 parliamentary election.

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Biography

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Post Sejm After leaving the Sejm Galla stood for and won a mandate for the Opole Voivodeship Sejmik in 2024.

Galla was appointed the Government Plenipotentiary for National and Ethnic Minorities by Szymon Hołownia on May 15, 2024. Galla was confirmed in a 12-2 vote, with his new responsibilities being to represent all minorities in the Sejm.

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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.

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Electoral history

Sejm
	2001	German Minority	2,875	0.92	Opole
	2005		9,072	3.40
	2007		8,193	2.22
	2011		11,794	3.69
	2015		9,623	2.84
	2019		13,957	3.43
	2023		8,743	1.82

Opole Regional Assembly
	1998	TSKN	2,050	3.44	nr.4
	2002	German Minority	8,737	13.36	nr.1
	2024	Śląscy Samorządowcy	3,873	4.57	nr.1

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See also

• List of Sejm members (2005–2007)

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Notes

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External links

• Ryszard Galla - parliamentary page - includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches.

Categories: 1956 Births, Living People, Polish People Of German Descent, 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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