Zdzisław Sipiera

Zdzisław Sipiera
Sipiera in 2019.
Member of the Masovian Voivodeship Sejmik
Assumed office
2024
ConstituencyNo. 7
Member of the Sejm of Poland
In office
12 November 2019 – 12 November 2023
ConstituencyNo. 20
Voivode of the Masovian Voivodeship
In office
8 December 2015 – 11 November 2019
Preceded byJacek Kozłowski
Succeeded byKonstanty Radziwiłł
Member of the Pruszków County Council
In office
1998–2018
Aldenman of Pruszków County
In office
2014–2015
Preceded byElżbieta Smolińska
Succeeded byMaksym Gołoś
In office
1998–2002
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byElżbieta Smolińska
Mayor of Wola
In office
2005–2006
Preceded byMarek Szymański
Succeeded byMarek Andruk
Deputy mayor of Praga-North
In office
2002–2005
Member of the Pruszków City Council
In office
1994–1998
Personal details
Born (1959-10-27) 27 October 1959
Pruszków, Poland
PartyLaw and Justice (since 2001)
Other political
affiliations
Centre Agreement (1999–2001)
Education
OccupationPolitician

Zdzisław Tadeusz Sipiera (Polish: [ˈzd͡ʑi.swaf taˈdɛ.uʂ ɕiˈpjɛ.ra]; born 27 October 1959) is a Polish politician. He is a member of the Masovian Voivodeship Sejmik, and from 2019 to 2023, he was a member of the Sejm of Poland. He was the voivode of the Masovian Voivodeship from 2015 to 2019. He belongs to the Law and Justice party.

Biography

Zdzisław Sipiera was born on 27 October 1959 in Pruszków, Poland. He graduated from the Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, and later also graduated from the University of Warsaw with degrees in administration and law. Sipiera worked as a school teacher, and from 1991 to 1996, he was a head teacher of a school in Pruszków. He also worked as a director of the education department of the city hall of the Żoliborz district in Warsaw.[1] He was also a businessowner.[2]

In 1990, Sipiera joined the Centre Agreement party, and in 2001, the Law and Justice party. From 1994 to 1998, he was a councilor in Pruszków, and from 1998 to 2018, he was a member of the council of Pruszków County.[1][2][3] From 1998 and 2002, and from 2014 to 2015, he was a alderman of Pruszków County. Sipiera was also a deputy mayor of the Praga-North district in Warsaw from 2002 to 2005, and a mayor of the Wola district in Warsaw from 2005 to 2006.[2]

On 8 December 2015, Sipiera was appointed as a voivode of the Masovian Voivodeship.[4] In 2019, he was elected to the Sejm of Poland, from the constituency no. 20, which consist of several counties around Warsaw.[5] To take the office, he resigned as voivode on 11 November 2019.[6] In 2021, he was appointed as a member of the Council of Political Advisors of the Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki.[7] He lost reelection to the Sejm in 2023.[8] In 2024, he was elected as a member of the Masovian Voivodeship Sejmik.[9]

Personal life

He has a wife and two children, including Konrad Sipiera, who was a deputy mayor of Pruszków.[10][11]

Decorations and awards

References

  1. ^ a b Piotr Halicki (8 December 2015). "Wybrano nowego wojewodę dla woj. mazowieckiego". wiadomosci.onet.pl (in Polish).
  2. ^ a b c "Zdzisław Sipiera nowym wojewodą mazowieckim" (in Polish). 8 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Wybory samorządowe 2014. Powiat pruszkowski". samorzad2014.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish).
  4. ^ "Premier Beata Szydło powołała nowych wojewodów". mswia.gov.pl (in Polish). 8 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Wyniki wyborów 2019 do Sejmu RP". sejmsenat2019.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish).
  6. ^ "Premier odwołał ośmiu wojewodów. Zobacz listę nazwisk". dorzeczy.pl (in Polish). 12 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Premier powołał Radę Doradców Politycznych". gov.pl (in Polish). 3 March 2021.
  8. ^ "KOMITET WYBORCZY PRAWO I SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ w wyborach do Sejmu i Senatu w 2023 r." sejmsenat2023.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish).
  9. ^ "Wyniki w okręgu wyborczym nr 7 w wyborach do Sejmiku Województwa Mazowieckiego". samorzad2024.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish).
  10. ^ "Wojewoda Mazowiecki: Zdzisław Sipiera". mazowieckie.pl (in Polish).
  11. ^ Michał Wojtczuk (11 December 2018). "Syn wojewody z PiS został nagle wiceprezydentem Pruszkowa". warszawa.wyborcza.pl (in Polish).
  12. ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 17 maja 2024 r. nr rej. 213/2024 o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). 9 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Odznaczenia za wybitne zasługi w działalności na rzecz samorządu terytorialnego w Polsce". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 24 May 2024.