Aleksandra Monika Kosiorek (; née Czaja, ; born 13 March 1985) is a politician and jurist. Since 2024, she serves as the mayor of Gdynia, Poland.
Biography Aleksandra Kosiorek (née Czaja) was born on 13 March 1985 in Gdańsk in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.Andrzej Busler: "Jestem z Czajów…", [in:] Pomerania, no. 7–8, 2024, p. 15, ISSN 0238-9045. (in Polish) Her family on her father's side comes from the towns of Kartuzy and Bącka Huta in Pomeranian Voivodeship, within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia. Kosiorek graduated in law from the University of Gdańsk, and afterwards began working as a jurist. Since 2013, she has been a co-owner of a legal firm and a court mediator specialised in the medical law. Since 2020, Kosiorek is a coordinator of a legal team in the Gdańsk District Medical Chamber.
Kosiorek is also a social activist, and a member of the Gdynia Dialogue Federation, a local social and political movement. In the late 2010s, and early 2020s, she was one of the organisers of the protests against judiciary reforms and the women's strike protests in the Tricity, and one of the leaders of the All-Poland Women's Strike movement. She was elected as mayor of Gdynia in the 2024 local election, as a candidate of the Gdynia Dialogue Federation. She received 33,010 votes (34.43%) in the primary election, and 47,248 votes (62.49%) in the secondary election. In the same elections, she was also elected as a member of the Gdynia City Council, receiving 3,586 votes (15.81%) from the third municipal constituency, but unable to legally share both offices, ultimately assumed the position of mayor instead. She began her term on 7 May 2024.
Personal life Kosiorek has a husband and two children.
Electoral results Year Office Party Constituency Primary Secondary Result . Total % . Total % .2024 Mayor of Gdynia 7th Gdynia Dialogue Federation 33,010 34.43 1st 47,248 62.49 1st 2024 Gdynia City Council 9th Gdynia Dialogue Federation No. 3 3,586 15.81 1st colspan=3
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