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Anna Maria Żukowska
Żukowska in 2023
Parliamentary Leader of The Left
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 December 2023
Preceded byKrzysztof Gawkowski
Member of the National Council of the Judiciary
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 November 2023
Member of the Sejm of Poland
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 November 2019
ConstituencyNo. 19
Personal details
Born (1983-06-11) 11 June 1983 (age 43)
Warsaw, Poland
PartyNew Left (since 2021)
Other political
affiliations
EducationUniversity of Warsaw
Websitezukowska.com.pl

Anna Maria Żukowska ( Polish: [ˈan.na ˈma.rja ʐuˈkɔf.ska]; born 11 June 1983) is a Polish politician and jurist. Since 2019, she has been a member of the Sejm of Poland, representing the constituency no. 19, consisting of the city of Warsaw. Since 2023, Żukowska also has been a member of the National Council of the Judiciary. She is a member and since 2025, the deputy chairperson of the New Left party, and the leader of The Left parliamentary group.

Biography

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Anna Maria Żukowska was born on 11 June 1983, in Warsaw, Poland.[1] She is of Polish–Jewish descent.[2] Żukowska attended the General Education High School of Acting no. 42 in Warsaw, where she was classmates with the film actress Hanna Konarowska and writer and businessperson Sylwia Stano.[3] Afterwards, she attended the University of Warsaw, which she graduated in 2013 with a bachelor's degree in English studies, and in 2015 with a magister degree in jurisprudence.[1] Żukowska co-ran the family business, and worked as a translator.[4][5] She was a member of the All-Poland Jewish Youth Organization, and a member of the organisation committee of the Equality Parade, a LGBTQ community pride parade held in Warsaw.[2][6]

Żukowska joined the Democratic Left Alliance party, where she became the deputy chairperson of its division in Masovian Voivodeship. In the 2010 election, she unsuccessfully ran for the seat in the district council of Mokotów, a subdivision in the city of Warsaw.[7] In 2016, she became the party spokesperson.[4] In the 2018 election, she unsuccessfully ran for the seat in the Warsaw City Council.[8]

On 19 July 2019, the Democratic Left Alliance became part of The Left political alliance.[9] Żukowska was elected in the 2019 parliamentary election to the Sejm of Poland, representing the constituency no. 19, which consists of the city of Warsaw. She recive 18,864 votes (1,37%).[10] Żukowska became deputy chairperson of the Justice and Human Rights Committee, and a member of the Constitutional Accountability Committee, and the spokesperson of The Left parliamentary group.[1]

In January 2021, she resigned from being the party spokesperson, following the decision in the party, to forbid active members of the Sejm to hold the office.[11][12]

On 9 October 2021, the Democratic Left Alliance united with the Spring, forming the New Left party.[13]

Żukowska was reelected in the 2023 parliamentary election, to continue being a member of the Sejm from her constituency. She received 38,426 votes (2,24%).[14] On 14 November 2023, she was elected to the National Council of the Judiciary in the Sejm international election.[15] On 12 December 2023, she became the leader of The Left parliamentary group in the Sejm.[16] In 2024 election, she unsuccessfully ran for the seat in the European Parliament, representing the contitunecy no. 5, consisting of the Masovian Voivodeship. She was a candidate of The Left political alliance, and received 13,712 (1.91%).[17] In December 2025, she became the deputy chairperson of the New Left.[18]

Controversies

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Żukowska's statement made on the TVP Info news channel in 2021, in which she stated that there are situations when "a biological man gives birth to a child", have received first place in an annual online anti-award plebiscite The Worst Biological Nonsense of the Year (Polish: Biologiczna Bzdura Roku), aimed at ranking the most nonsensical, incorrect and antiscientific statements regarding biology, medicine, chemistry, psychology, and dietetics.[19]

Her posts and comments on the social media platform X have been repeatedly subjects to controversies.[20] Among them are her vulgar posts from March 2024 addressed towards the Marshal of the Sejm, Szymon Hołownia.[21] She also caused a controversy in February 2025 with her statements on the TVN24 news channel, referring to the victims of the Volhynian Massacre as "old corpses" (Polish: stare trupy), regarding the contemporary Poland–Ukraine relations.[22]

On 13 May 2025, she attended a meeting of the National Council of the Judiciary via a video call while taking a bath. It was received controversially by some members of the public, and the portion of the official recording of the meeting, in which she was seen while taking a bath, was subsequently removed from the government website.[23][24]

In 2026, a controversy arose regarding Żukowska's filing for a refund of mileage allowances for the members of parliament travels, for a large amount of money, which raised doubts due to her entitlement to a government car with a driver. At the same time, a general-interest YouTube channel Kanał Zero published a video accusing her of difficulties in contacting her offices. In response, Żukowska described the journalist in a vulgar manner.[25][26]

Personal life

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Żukowska has a daughter, Amelia.[27] She identifies as bisexual and an atheist, having publicly came out as the former in 2018.[28][29][30] She was in a romantic relationship with politician Hanna Gill-Piątek, who was also a member of the Sejm from 2019 to 2023.[31][6]

Electoral results

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Electoral history of Anna Maria Żukowska
Year Office Party Constituency Votes Result Ref.
Total % P.
2010 Mokotów District Council 3rd Democratic Left Alliance No. 1 760 4.6 7th Lost [7]
2018 Warsaw City Council 6th Democratic Left Alliance The Left Together No. 7 1,882 1.7 16th Lost [8]
2019 Sejm of Poland 9th Democratic Left Alliance No. 19 18,864 1.37 10th Won [10]
2023 Sejm of Poland 10th New Left No. 19 38,426 2.24 9th Won [14]
2024 European Parliament 10th The Left No. 5 13,712 1.91 11th Lost [17]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Anna Maria Żukowska". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish).
  2. 1 2 "Żukowska: W Polsce może być mniej Żydów niż muzułmanów". jewish.pl (in Polish). 25 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Absolwenci 2002". nowa.alon42.waw.pl (in Polish). Autorskie Liceum Ogólnokształcące nr 42 w Warszawie.
  4. 1 2 "Anna Maria Żukowska nową rzeczniczką SLD!". se.pl (in Polish). 3 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Anna Żukowska". mamprawowiedziec.pl (in Polish).
  6. 1 2 "Anna Maria Żukowska. Kim jest posłanka Lewicy?". wiadomosci.onet.pl. 23 January 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Wybory samorządowe 2010". pkw.gov.pl.
  8. 1 2 "Wybory samorządowe 2018". pkw.gov.pl (in Polish).
  9. ↑ "Kolejna partia przystąpiła do lewicowej koalicji". fakty.interia.pl (in Polish). 20 July 2019.
  10. 1 2 "Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2019". pkw.gov.pl.
  11. ↑ "Anna Maria Żukowska nie będzie już rzeczniczką SLD". rp.pl (in Polish). 13 January 2021.
  12. ↑ Piotr Białczyk (13 January 2021). "SLD zdecydowało. Anna Maria Żukowska żegna się ze stanowiskiem". wp.pl (in Polish).
  13. ↑ "Nowa Lewica, nowe władze. Wybrano 14 wiceprzewodniczących". polsatnews.pl (in Polish). 9 October 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Wybory do Sejmu i Senatu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 2023". pkw.gov.pl (in Polish).
  15. ↑ "Głosowanie nr 13 na 1. posiedzeniu Sejmu - Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej". www.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "Prezydium Klubu Parlamentarnego Lewicy". klub-lewica.org.pl (in Polish). 13 December 2023.
  17. 1 2 "KOALICYJNY KOMITET WYBORCZY LEWICA w wyborach do Parlamentu Europejskiego w 2024 r." pe2024.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish).
  18. ↑ "Nowa Lewica zdecydowała. Włodzimierz Czarzasty szefem partii. 'Dziś rozpoczynamy kampanię'". wiadomosci.onet.pl (in Polish). 14 December 2025.
  19. ↑ "Statuetka dla Anny Marii Żukowskiej, posłanki Lewicy. Palnęła bzdurę roku". kultura.wp.pl (in Polish). 10 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "W pierwszych wyborach zdobyła 760 głosów, w ostatnich 40 tys. 'Bywa strasznie ostra'". tvn24.pl (in Polish). 11 April 2024.
  21. ↑ Sebastian Przybył (10 March 2024). "Fala komentarzy po wpisie Żukowskiej. Ostre reakcje polityków". wydarzenia.interia.pl (in Polish).
  22. ↑ "'Stare trupy'. Anna Maria Żukowska nie przeprasza za swe słowa o ofiarach rzezi wołyńskiej". rp.pl (in Polish).
  23. ↑ Bartłomiej Szewczyk (16 May 2025). "Wpadka Żukowskiej. Uczestniczyła w posiedzeniu KRS z... wanny. Tak się tłumaczy". fakt.pl (in Polish).
  24. ↑ "Dziwna sytuacja podczas posiedzenia KRS. Anna Maria Żukowska połączyła się... z wanny. Transmisję szybko ocenzurowano". wpolityce.pl (in Polish). 16 May 2025.
  25. ↑ Maciej Olanicki (26 July 2026). "Żukowska nie wytrzymała po nieprzychylnym materiale. 'Gardzę wami'". wydarzenia.interia.pl (in Polish).
  26. ↑ Jarosław Kocemba (26 July 2026). "Ostra reakcja Żukowskiej. Tak zareagowała na publikację". wiadomosci.wp.pl (in Polish).
  27. ↑ "Anna-Maria Żukowska". lewica2019.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2020.
  28. ↑ "Biseksualny coming out. Twarz SLD ujawnia swoją orientację!". se.pl (in Polish). 23 July 2023. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019.
  29. ↑ Kurc, Mariusz (2019). "Niech nas usłyszą". Replika. No. 82 (November/December 2019). Replika Foundation. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  30. ↑ "Posłowie z Lewicy i KO podzieleni ws. opłatka w Sejmie". pap.pl (in Polish). 7 December 2019.
  31. ↑ Dominika Długosz (19 July 2026). "Jaka jest Anna Maria Żukowska? 'Mnie by się z Donaldem Tuskiem źle pracowało i jemu ze mną też'". newsweek.pl (in Polish).
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