Katarzyna Cichos (born 28 April 1986) is a Polish politician.
Biography Katarzyna Cichos was born on 28 April 1986 and graduated from the University of Silesia in Katowice, attaining a doctoral degree in law in June 2016.
Cichos worked in several non-governmental organizations and is employed at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University.
Cichos run in the 2014 local elections, simultaneously contesting the seat of mayor of Siemianowice Śląskie, for which she won 2,142 votes (9.67%) and didn't enter the runoff, and a seat to the city council of Siemianowice Śląskie, which she won with 387 votes (6.42%), both with the backing of the Silesian Autonomy Movement, despite not being a member of the party. Following the election, Cichos' disagreement with and disassociation from the Movement led to it cutting ties and even unsuccessfully demanding Cichos' resignation from her seat. She left the city council in 2017, a year prior to the 2018 local elections.
In 2016, Cichos was nominated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to become the vice-consul in the . However, after accusations of being a separatist due to her former ties with the Silesian Autonomy Movement, her nomination was withdrawn.
In 2025, Cichos declared her candidacy for the 2025 Polish presidential election, along the founding of the "center-right, meritocratic, pro-development" Platform for the Development of Poland. However, she withdrew to endorse Marek Woch of Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy. She is the author of the book "Moja droga, Moja Polska" ("My way, my Poland").
On 31 March 2026, she was elected as the chair of Poland 2050, a party unaffiliated with Szymon Hołownia's Poland 2050.
Electoral history + Year Office Party Votes Result . Total % . 2014 Mayor of Siemianowice ŚląskieSiemianowice Residents' Initiative and Silesian Autonomists 2,124 9.67% 5th 2014 Siemianowice Śląskie City Council Siemianowice Residents' Initiative and Silesian Autonomists 387 6.42% 10th 2025 President of Poland Platform for the Development of Poland withdrawn
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