Aleksandra Gajewska (born 1971)

Aleksandra Joanna Gajewska (Polish: [a.lɛkˈsan.dra jɔˈan.na ɡaˈjɛf.ska]; born 9 December 1971) is a Polish theatre director, and retired stage actress and politician. Since 2018, she is a director of the Entertainment Theatre in Chorzów, where she previously performed as an actress. From 2007 to 2013, she was a member of the Silesian Voivodeship Sejmik, where, from 2010 to 2013, she served as its deputy marshal. She also wrote poems and children's books.

Aleksandra Gajewska was born on 9 December 1971 in Czeladź, a town in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. She graduated from the Kraków Schools of Art and Fashion Design, and later, also with the degree in management from the University of Economics in Katowice. She was an actress in the Entertainment Theatre in Chorzów, and also occasionally performed at the New Theatre in Zabrze. Gajewska also wrote poems and children's literature.^[1][2]

In 2006, as a candidate of the Civic Platform, Gajewska unsuccessfully run of office to the Silesian Voivodeship Sejmik. She was appointed to the office a year later, replacing Antoni Piechniczek, who was elected to the Senate of Poland. Gajewska was reelected in 2010, and was appointed as the deputy marshal of the Sejmik in December 2010, holding the later office until January 2013, when she was replaced by Mirosław Sekuła. She resigned the same year.^[1][3] Afterwards, she was a member of several competition committees for cultural awards, and was also a board member of the program council of the Silesian Philharmonic.^[1]

In 2014, Gajewska was a director's representative at the Entertainment Theatre in Chorzów, working on public relations, marketing, and fund acquisition matters.^[2] She was also a lecturer at the Higher School of Occupational Health and Safety Management in Katowice. In 2014, Gajewska was appointed by the voivodeship government as a director of the Entertainment Theatre.^[2][4]