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.
Biography 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.
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.
Electoral history
SejmElectionPartyVotes%ConstituencyElected?2001German Minority2,8750.92Opole20059,0723.4020078,1932.22201111,7943.6920159,6232.84201913,9573.4320238,7431.82
Opole Regional AssemblyElectionPartyVotes%ConstituencyElected?1998TSKN2,0503.44nr.42002German Minority8,73713.36nr.12024Śląscy Samorządowcy3,8734.57nr.1
See also List of Sejm members (2005–2007)
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References
External links Ryszard Galla - parliamentary page - includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches.