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Szymon Hołownia
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Hołownia in 2024
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| Marshal of the Sejm | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2023 |
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| President | Andrzej Duda |
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See list
Krzysztof Bosak
Włodzimierz Czarzasty Dorota Niedziela Monika Wielichowska Piotr Zgorzelski |
| Preceded by | Elżbieta Witek |
| Member of the Sejm | |
| Assumed office 13 November 2023 |
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| Constituency | 24 – Białystok |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 September 1976 Białystok, Poland |
| Political party | Poland 2050 (2020–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Third Way (2023–2025) |
| Spouse |
Urszula Brzezińska-Hołownia
(m. 2016) |
| Children | 2 |
Szymon Franciszek Hołownia (born 3 September 1976) is a Polish politician and television personality. He is currently the Marshal of the Sejm, which is like the speaker of Poland's main parliament. He has held this role since November 13, 2023.
Before becoming a politician, Szymon Hołownia was well-known on TV. From 2008 to 2019, he co-hosted Mam talent!, the Polish version of the popular show Got Talent. He is also the leader of the Poland 2050 political party. He ran for president in the 2020 and 2025 Polish presidential elections.
In the 2023 Polish parliamentary election, he was chosen to be a member of the Sejm. He represented the Białystok area as part of the Third Way political group.
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Szymon Hołownia's Career
Early Work as a Journalist
Szymon Hołownia started his career in journalism. From 1997 to 2000, he worked as an editor for Gazeta Wyborcza. Later, from 2001 to 2004, he was a columnist and editor for Newsweek Polska. He also worked for other newspapers and magazines like Rzeczpospolita.
He wrote for many different publications, sharing his thoughts on various topics. He also hosted shows on different radio stations. Szymon Hołownia has written twenty books, mostly about social issues and religion.
Television Shows and Roles
Szymon Hołownia became very famous for co-hosting Got Talent in Poland. He worked on this show with Marcin Prokop from 2008 to 2019 on the TVN channel.
He also hosted other TV programs. In 2006, he led a show called "Po prostu pytam" (meaning "I'm just asking") on TVP1. From 2007 to 2012, he was a program director for Religia.tv. On this channel, he hosted talk shows like "Między sklepami" ("Between Stores") and "Bóg w wielkim mieście" ("God in the Big City"). He also appeared on the morning show Dzień Dobry TVN.
Helping Others: Humanitarian Work
Szymon Hołownia is very involved in helping people. He started the Białystok branch of the "Pomoc Maltańska" foundation. In 2013, he created the "Kasisi" foundation. The next year, he started another foundation called "Dobra Fabryka".
Through "Dobra Fabryka," aid has reached people in countries like Bangladesh, Mauritania, Rwanda, Burkina Faso, and Senegal. This foundation helps about 40,000 people every year. The "Kasisi" foundation focuses on running the largest orphanage in Zambia, which is home to over two hundred children.
Szymon Hołownia is a strong supporter of children's rights. In 2019, he organized a fundraiser on Facebook that collected 2 million Polish złoty. This money helped keep a 24-hour helpline for children and youth running for another year. He also helped create the Pomocni.info website, which offers support to people facing difficult life situations. He was an ambassador for the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Political Journey
Running for President
Szymon Hołownia announced he would run for president in the 2020 Polish presidential election on December 8, 2019. He presented his main ideas, which focused on national security, protecting the environment, solidarity, and the work of local governments. His campaign was mostly run by volunteers and funded by public donations.
In the 2020 election, he received 2,693,397 votes, which was 13.9% of all votes. He came in third place out of eleven candidates. After the election, he started a new political group called the Poland 2050 Movement.
He also ran in the 2025 Polish presidential election. In this election, he received 4.99% of the votes, placing fifth among thirteen candidates.
Views on Politics
Szymon Hołownia believes in democracy, where people have a say in their government. He supports sovereignty, meaning Poland should govern itself. He also believes in the rule of law, where everyone, including the government, must follow the law. He values civil society, where citizens work together, and separation of powers, which means different parts of the government have separate jobs.
He thinks Poland's changes after 1989 were important, but some things could have been better. He believes local governments play a very important role. He sees the Constitution of Poland as the most important law that the president must follow. He has been critical of some past governments and their changes to the justice system.
Szymon Hołownia wants to find common ground with people from all political views. He supports Poland being a member of NATO, the European Union, and the Weimar Triangle. He also wants Poland to have good relationships with Ukraine and the Baltic states.
Ideas for Poland
Hołownia has suggested holding a public vote to increase funding for health care in Poland. He believes Poland should spend 7% of its total economic output on healthcare. He also wants to make doctors' work easier and expand telemedicine services, which allow doctors to help patients remotely. He thinks hospitals should be managed by local governments to improve services. He supports better public transportation to connect rural areas with bigger cities.
He wants to make sure that state-owned companies are not controlled by political parties. He supports creating a National Climate Council to help Poland become carbon neutral by 2050. This means moving away from coal energy. He sees water shortages and cutting down forests for energy as major environmental problems. He supports using renewable and nuclear energy.
Szymon Hołownia also supports building more public housing and lowering bank fees to make living more affordable. He has said he would not approve any laws that give banks subsidies for housing loans. He believes military spending can help the economy grow, especially if half of the money is spent in Poland.
He is against gay marriage but supports legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples. He believes that members of his political group should vote based on their own beliefs on such issues. He also supports banning phones in primary schools.
Personal Life
Szymon Hołownia is married to Urszula Brzezińska-Hołownia. She is a pilot of a Mikoyan MiG-29 jet fighter in the Polish Air Force. They have two daughters, Maria and Elżbieta. He went to high school in Białystok and studied psychology, but he did not finish his degree.
He is a Roman Catholic. Before getting married, he considered becoming a monk twice. He is also a vegetarian.
Awards and Recognition
Szymon Hołownia has won several awards for his work. He won the Grand Press award twice for his interviews. In 2004, he received the Business Center Club Press Prize. He also won the Wiktor award in 2011, which is chosen by the audience for television personalities. In 2008, journalism students gave him the MediaTory award. In 2016, he received an Honorary Medal from the Ombudsman for Children for his efforts in protecting children's rights.
Electoral History
Presidential Elections
| Election | Affiliation | First round | Second round | ||||
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| Votes | Percentage | Position | Votes | Percentage | Position | ||
| 2020 | Independent | 2,693,397 |
13.87%
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3rd | Not qualified | ||
| 2025 | Poland 2050 | 978,901 |
4.99%
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5th | Not qualified | ||
See also
- List of Polish politicians
- 2023 Polish parliamentary election
External links
- 2025 campaign website
