Tomasz Grodzki


Tomasz Paweł Grodzki is a Polish politician, doctor and surgeon. He has served as Marshal of the Senate since 12 November 2019, defeating Stanisław Karczewski with a majority of 51 votes from the Senate.

Biography

Education and scientific activity

Grodzki is a graduate of the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, at which obtained a doctoral degree in 1991, a postdoctoral degree in 2003, as well as the title of Medical Science Professor in 2010. He was associated with the Pomeranian Medical University's Medical Faculty and then the Pomeranian Medical University in his scientific work.

Political career

In the Polish local elections in 2006, 2010 and 2014, he was elected a councilor of the City Council of Szczecin from the Civic Platform's lists without formally entering the party. In 2014, his candidacy was put up for the European Parliament. Grodzki obtained 26 863 votes and did not assume a seat.
In the 2015 election, he stood as a candidate for the Senate in the 97th single-member electoral district. He obtained a senatorial seat by acquiring 69 887 votes.
In September 2019, Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska announced him to be the Civic Coalition's candidate for the office of Minister of Health upon the committee's potential victory in the election due in the same year, in which he renewed his senatorial seat, obtaining 149 245 votes in total.
On November 8, 2019, his candidacy for Marshal of the Senate of the 10th term was put up by the Civic Coalition, the Polish People's Party, and the Left. On November 12, he was voted Marshal at the majority of 51 votes.

Private life

Grodzki is married to Joanna, an eye specialist, with two daughters.