Ryszard Galla | |
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Leader of German Minority | |
Assumed office 20 January 2008 | |
Preceded by | Henryk 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 by | Stanisław Jałowiecki |
Succeeded by | Ewa Olszewska |
Personal details | |
Born | Wrocław, People's Republic of Poland | 22 July 1956
Citizenship | Polish |
Nationality | German |
Political party | German Minority |
Alma mater | Opole University of Technology |
Signature | |
Website | ryszard-galla |
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.