1. Zack Polanski was born on 2 November 1982 and is a British politician who has been the deputy leader of the Green Party of England and Wales since 2022.
13 Facts About Zack Polanski
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Zack Polanski has been a Londonwide member of the London Assembly since May 2021, and was the national spokesperson for the Green Party for democracy and citizen engagement.
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Zack Polanski has said it was important for him to find pride, not shame, in his identity.
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Zack Polanski studied at Aberystwyth University before attending drama school in Georgia in the United States.
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Zack Polanski stood in the Barnet and Camden constituency and was fifth on the London-wide list for the party in the 2016 London Assembly election.
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Zack Polanski then left the Liberal Democrats and joined the Green Party in 2017, after failing to be shortlisted as a parliamentary candidate for Richmond Park.
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On 6 May 2021, Zack Polanski was elected a Member of the London Assembly, having been third on the Green Party's London-wide list.
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Zack Polanski stood in the West Central constituency, where he came third, and for a Westminster Council by-election, where he came fourth on the same day.
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In December 2021, Zack Polanski proposed a successful motion in the London Assembly backing the Climate and Ecological Emergency bill.
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On 6 June 2022, Zack Polanski announced his candidacy in the 2022 Green Party of England and Wales deputy leadership election.
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In May 2023, Zack Polanski was elected Deputy Chair of the London Assembly Environment Committee.
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In May 2024, Zack Polanski was re-elected the London Assembly and in June 2024 re-elected as Chair of the London Assembly Environment Committee.
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Zack Polanski taught at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts and the National Centre for Circus Arts.