Ryszard Galla

Ryszard Galla
Leader of German Minority
Assumed office
20 January 2008
Preceded byHenryk Kroll
Member of the Sejm
In office
25 September 2005 – 12 November 2023
Marshal of Opole Voivodeship
In office
19 April 2002 – 16 November 2002
Preceded byStanisław Jałowiecki
Succeeded byEwa Olszewska [pl]
Personal details
Born (1956-07-22) 22 July 1956 (age 68)
Wrocław, People's Republic of Poland
CitizenshipPolish
NationalityGerman
Political partyGerman Minority
Alma materOpole University of Technology
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Websiteryszard-galla.pl

Ryszard Jerzy Galla (born 22 July 1956 in Wrocław) is a Polish politician of German heritage. Originally a member of the Opole Regional Assembly and briefly the Marshal of Opole Voivodeship in 2002, Galla was elected to the Sejm during the 2005 parliamentary election, getting 9072 votes in the 21st Opole district, and was the sole Sejm member from the German Minority Electoral Committee (Polish: Mniejszość Niemiecka, German: Deutsche Minderheit) until he lost his seat in the 2023 parliamentary election.