Monika Jurek

Monika Jurek
Jurek in 2025
Voivode of Opole Voivodeship
Assumed office
December 2023
PresidentAndrzej Duda
Karol Nawrocki
Prime MinisterDonald Tusk
Preceded bySławomir Kłosowski
Personal details
Born (1967-07-01) 1 July 1967 (age 58)
CitizenshipPoland
NationalityPolish
Political partyCivic Platform
Alma materUniversity of Łódź
OccupationPolitician
AwardsCross of Merit

Monika Małgorzata Jurek (née Jarmolińska, born July 1, 1967 in Pabianice) is a Polish teacher, politician and local government activist, and Voivode of Opole Voivodeship since 2023.[1]

Biography

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In 1992, she earned a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Łódź. She also completed postgraduate studies in educational organization and management and pedagogical supervision.[2] Professionally involved in education, she worked as a mathematics teacher. For over a decade, she was the principal of the Prince George II Piast Construction School Complex in Brzeg. Later, she headed the Department of Education and Labor Market at the Marshal's Office of the Opole Voivodeship.[2]

She is a member of the Civic Platform party.[3] In 2010, she was elected a city councilor in Brzeg.[4] In 2018, she was elected a councilor of the Brzeg County,[5] and in the same year, she joined the county board.[6] She ran unsuccessfully for the Sejm in 2019[7] and 2023.[3]

In December 2023, she was appointed Voivode of the Opole Voivodeship.[8]

In 2009, she was awarded the Silver Cross of Merit.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Oświadczenie majątkowe" (PDF). powiat.brzeski.opolski.sisco.info. 2018-11-22.
  2. ^ a b "Monika Jurek". gov.pl.
  3. ^ a b "Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2023". pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  4. ^ "Wybory samorządowe 2010". pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  5. ^ "Wybory samorządowe 2018". pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  6. ^ "Pierwsza sesja Rady Powiatu Brzeskiego VI kadencji". brzeg-powiat.pl. 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  7. ^ "Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2019". pkw.gov.pl. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  8. ^ "Wiceminister Tomasz Szymański wręczył powołania nowym wojewodom". gov.pl. 2023-12-20. Archived from the original on 2023-12-20.
  9. ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 22 września 2009 r. o nadaniu odznaczeń" (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-10-22.
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