Dorota Zofia Olko (born 13 January 1988) is a Polish politician, sociologist, and political activist. She was a member of left-wing Partia Razem and has served as party spokesperson since 2016. Member of Sejm since 2023.
Biography Olko was born in Siedlce, moved to Warsaw for university and has stayed since. She graduated from the University of Warsaw in 2011 with a master's degree in sociology, then in 2012 with another master's degree in journalism and communication, and a postgraduate degree in Polish philology and text editing. Also in 2011 Olko started her doctoral dissertation in sociology on the perception of body and self-care in the Polish working class, which she completed in 2023; her thesis supervisor was .
She worked professionally in Gazeta Wyborcza, Krytyka Polityczna, and taught classes at her alma mater.
Politics
Dorota Olko was an early member of Left Together since its formation in 2015. Originally she served as the spokesperson for the Warsaw District, but in October 2016 she was promoted to the nationwide role. Olko was also a member of the committee for education and science and currently serves on the National Board.
She did not succeed in any national or local election before 2023, when she effectively replaced Magdalena Biejat on the Warsaw ballot, due to the latter moving over to Senat. Notably, Olko outrivaled Anna Maria Żukowska and vote-wise despite poorer media coverage and less advantageous ballot position.
Her focus are the housing crisis, abortion, access to birth control, and public sector wages.
Election resultsElectionBodyCommitteeVotes (%)ConstituencyElected?2015SejmTogether874 (0.23%)Siedlce (no. 18)2018Masovian SejmikTogether1,580 (0.42%)Masovian Voivodeship2019European ParliamentLeft Together2,965 (0.35%)Masovian (no. 5)2019SejmThe Left12,055 (2.66%)Siedlce (no. 18)2023SejmThe Left44,188 (2.58%) Warsaw I (no. 19)
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