State or region
Marshal of Opole
- Polish: Marszałek Województwa Opolskiego
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected by the Sejmik of Opole
- Exact method
- Elected by the voivodeship sejmik by an absolute majority of its statutory membership, in a secret ballot, within 3 months of the announcement of the election results; chairs the 5-member executive board (Act of 5 June 1998 on voivodeship self-government, Art. 31-32). Not directly elected; the law does not require the marshal to be a councillor. Elected by the sejmik following the 7 April 2024 regional elections unless the start date shows an earlier continuous tenure.
- Chosen by
- Sejmik of Opole
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Szymon Ogłaza KO since June 2024 Report Source: bip.opolskie.pl, checked (+3 more)
Sources
- api.sejm.gov.pl · checked Sejm ELI, Dz.U. 2026 poz. 720 (consolidated text of the Act on voivodeship self-government, 27 May 2026), read 2026-10-12: Art. 31(2) 5-member board chaired by the marshal; Art. 32(1)-(2) sejmik elects the marshal by absolute majority of the statutory membership in a secret ballot within 3 months of the results. Replaces wording that said "from among its councillors (or proposed by the marshal's group)", which the Act does not say. For: Marshal of Opole
- pl.wikipedia.org · checked Polish Wikipedia, Marszałek województwa, read 2026-10-12: current marshals, party and start date. Fallback: Wikipedia, because official voivodeship sites were not each checked; Lubuskie change (18 Aug 2025) and others not cross-checked. For: Marshal of Opole
- pl.wikipedia.org · checked Statutory Polish form of the name (Act on voivodeship self-government / Act on the Voivode). For: Marshal of Opole in Polish
- bip.opolskie.pl · checked BIP Województwa Opolskiego, Szymon Ogłaza page (linked as "Marszałek" from opolskie.pl), read 2026-10-12: Marszałek Województwa Opolskiego. Confirms current term. For: Szymon Ogłaza, current term
- katalog.bip.ipn.gov.pl · checked Instytut Pamięci Narodowej, BIP catalogue of persons holding public functions, record 152762, read 2026-10-12: "Marszałek Województwa", data objęcia funkcji 12-06-2024; start of the current mandate. For: Szymon Ogłaza, current term
- pl.wikipedia.org · checked Polish Wikipedia, Platforma Obywatelska, read 2026-10-12: PO merged with Nowoczesna and formally renamed itself Koalicja Obywatelska (announced at the 25 Oct 2025 convention; change registered by the Warsaw Regional Court 19 Nov 2025), so holders listed as PO now belong to Civic Coalition (KO). Fallback: Wikipedia, because the court party register (ewidencja partii) is not machine-readable; cross-checked against the PO/KO entry in the national load (party 5428). For: Szymon Ogłaza, current term
- pl.wikipedia.org · checked Marshal term; see office source. For: Szymon Ogłaza, current term
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