# Barbara Nowacka

> Minister of National Education of the Republic of Poland

**Wikidata**: [Q20278674](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20278674)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Nowacka)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/barbara-nowacka

## Summary
Barbara Nowacka is a Polish politician, computer scientist, and programmer. She is described in Wikidata as Minister of National Education of the Republic of Poland and is an elected member of the Sejm (9th term) representing Sejm Constituency no. 26; she has received the Simone de Beauvoir Prize and was made a Knight of the National Order of Merit (2020).

## Biography
- Born: 1975-05-10, Warsaw, Poland
- Nationality: Poland
- Education: University of Warsaw; Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology
- Known for: Elected member of the Sejm (9th term); public political activity and candidacies in national and European elections
- Employer(s): Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology
- Field(s): Politics; computer science; programming

## Contributions
Barbara Nowacka's concrete public contributions recorded in the supplied sources are primarily political and civic. She stood as a candidate in multiple elections: the 2014 European Parliament election in Poland (Europa Plus list, Lublin), the 2015 Polish parliamentary election (United Left, Sejm Constituency no. 19), and the 2019 Polish parliamentary election (Civic Coalition, Sejm Constituency no. 26). Her 2019 candidacy resulted in her serving as a member of the Sejm beginning in October 2019, affiliated with the Civic Coalition parliamentary group. Professionally, she has been employed by the Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology and is educated at the University of Warsaw and the Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology. Recognitions listed for her include the Simone de Beauvoir Prize and being named a Knight of the National Order of Merit in 2020. Public-facing outputs include an active website (https://barbaranowacka.org/) and social media presence (Twitter: @barbaraanowacka; Instagram: barbaranowacka) with documented follower counts at specified times. Her official identifiers include ISNI, VIAF, and national library IDs that reference her published and public records.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Barbara Nowacka?
A: Barbara Nowacka is a Polish politician, computer scientist, and programmer. She is an elected member of the Sejm (9th term) representing Sejm Constituency no. 26.

### Q: What political offices or candidacies has she held?
A: She was a candidate in the 2014 European Parliament election (Lublin, Europa Plus), the 2015 Polish parliamentary election (United Left, constituency no. 19), and the 2019 Polish parliamentary election (Civic Coalition, constituency no. 26). She has been a member of the Sejm since October 2019.

### Q: What awards has Barbara Nowacka received?
A: She has received the Simone de Beauvoir Prize and was appointed a Knight of the National Order of Merit (noted with point in time 2020).

### Q: What is her professional background outside politics?
A: She is trained in computer science and programming and has been employed by the Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology. She also studied at the University of Warsaw.

### Q: Where can I find her online?
A: Her official website is https://barbaranowacka.org/. She is active on Twitter (@barbaraanowacka) and Instagram (barbaranowacka).

## Why They Matter
Barbara Nowacka occupies an intersection of technology and public service. As a trained computer scientist and programmer who transitioned into an active political career, she brings technical professional experience to legislative work. Her election to the Sejm in 2019 placed her in a national legislative role within the Civic Coalition parliamentary group, giving her a platform in Poland's national politics. The awards recorded in the sources — the Simone de Beauvoir Prize and the Knight of the National Order of Merit — mark international and state recognition that underscore her public profile. Her repeated candidacies (2014, 2015, 2019) document sustained engagement in electoral politics across European and national levels. Absent her participation, the specific constituencies, party groupings, and public conversations she joined would have lacked her particular combination of technical training and political advocacy. Her presence is also documented across public identifiers and institutional affiliations, which supports her ongoing visibility in Polish public life and political networks.

## Notable For
- Elected member of the Sejm (9th term), representing Sejm Constituency no. 26 (term start: October 2019), affiliated with the Civic Coalition parliamentary group.
- Recipient of the Simone de Beauvoir Prize (listed in sources).
- Appointed Knight of the National Order of Merit (point in time: 2020).
- Candidacies in major elections: 2014 European Parliament (Lublin, Europa Plus), 2015 parliamentary election (United Left, constituency no. 19), 2019 parliamentary election (Civic Coalition, constituency no. 26).
- Professional background in computer science and programming; employed at the Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology.

## Body
### Early life and family
- Born on 10 May 1975 in Warsaw, Poland.
- Daughter of Jerzy Nowacki and Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka.
- Given names: Barbara Anna Nowacka.

### Education
- Studied at the University of Warsaw.
- Also educated at the Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology.
- Fields of study recorded: computer science and programming (occupation and field entries list her as a computer scientist and programmer).

### Professional career
- Employer listed: Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology.
- Professionally described as a computer scientist, programmer, and software engineer (occupation entries).

### Political career
- Member of political parties:
  - Labour Union (start_time: 1999).
  - Your Movement (start_time: 2015; end_time: 2017).
  - Polish Initiative (start_time: 2016).
- Candidacies:
  - 2014 European Parliament election in Poland — Lublin, Europa Plus.
  - 2015 Polish parliamentary election — United Left, Sejm Constituency no. 19.
  - 2019 Polish parliamentary election — Civic Coalition, Sejm Constituency no. 26.
- Position held:
  - Member of the Sejm (9th term), representing Sejm Constituency no. 26. Start time listed as October 2019. Affiliated with the Civic Coalition Parliamentary Group.

### Recognitions and identifiers
- Awards: Simone de Beauvoir Prize; Knight of the National Order of Merit (point in time: 2020).
- Official identifiers: ISNI 0000000113117847; VIAF and national library identifiers listed in source data.
- PACE member ID: 8204 (identifier recorded in structured properties).

### Public presence
- Website: https://barbaranowacka.org/ (preferred, Polish).
- Social media:
  - Twitter username: barbaraanowacka (followers documented at multiple points in time).
  - Instagram username: barbaranowacka.
  - Threads username: barbaranowacka.
- Wikimedia Commons image available: photograph dated 2019-10-23.

### Personal
- Citizenship: Poland.
- Sex/gender: female.
- Unmarried partner: Adrian Zandberg (source reference supplied).

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## References

1. Virtual International Authority File
2. [Wszyscy posłowie](https://www.sejm.gov.pl/Sejm9.nsf/poslowie.xsp)
3. [Source](https://www.onet.pl/styl-zycia/onetkobieta/adrian-zandberg-i-barbara-nowacka-byli-para-tak-narodzilo-sie-ich-uczucie/38fsv5c,2b83378a)
4. Google Knowledge Graph
5. [Source](https://wybory.gov.pl/sejmsenat2019/pl/wyniki/sejm/pl)
6. Sejm-Wielki.pl
7. [OpenSanctions](https://www.opensanctions.org/entities/Q20278674)