{{short description|Polish politician (born 1980)}} {{Infobox politician | name = Adam Hofman | image = Adam Hofman Portrait.webp | image_size = frameless | alt = | office = Member of Sejm 2005–2007 | term_start = 25 September 2005 | term_end = | party = Independent (Formerly Law and Justice) | birth_date = {{birth date and age text|23 May 1980}} | birth_place = Kalisz | death_date = | death_place = }} '''Adam Hofman''' (born 23 May 1980) is a Polish public relations professional and a former politician. He graduated with a degree in political science from the University of Wrocław in 2004 and was actively involved in student politics, serving as the chairman of the Student Forum at his university.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mamprawowiedziec.pl/polityk/2057|title=Adam Hofman|website=MamPrawoWiedziec.pl}}</ref> In 2022 Hofman graduated from Harvard Business School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cecredential-validation.tlt.harvard.edu/|title=Credential Validation|website=cecredential-validation.tlt.harvard.edu}} Access Code: 224W-8B10-A8ND</ref>
== Career == Hofman served as a member of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) for three consecutive terms from 2005 to 2015. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 10,994 votes in 37 Konin district, running from the Law and Justice party list. He was the spokesperson for the Law and Justice party. In 2014 he was expelled from this party for extorting public money for his private journey to Madrid.
On 10 November 2014 Hofman was dismissed from the Law and Justice party for the so-called "airplane affair".<ref>{{cite web | title=Afera madrycka | url=https://tvn24.pl/raporty/afera-madrycka-rr910-2595672 }}</ref> In December of the same year, the prosecutor’s office investigated the situation and concluded that no crime had been committed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://natemat.pl/166773,byli-poslowie-pis-niewinni-hofman-i-inni-uczestnicy-afery-madryckiej-unikna-kary|title=Byli posłowie PiS niewinni? Hofman i inni uczestnicy "afery madryckiej" unikną kary|website=naTemat.pl}}</ref>
After leaving politics, Hofman transitioned into the public relations sector, co-founding R4S Consulting, a public relations firm. In addition, Hofman has contributed to sports governance as the member of the board Polish Olympic Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rp.pl/polityka/art10436871-adam-hofman-w-zarzadzie-pkol|title=Adam Hofman w zarządzie PKOl|website=Rzeczpospolita}}</ref> He also hosted a media program called Gabinet Cieni on the Wirtualna Polska website from May 2018 to January 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/artykul/adam-hofman-gospodarzem-programu-gabinet-cieni-w-wirtualnej-polsce|title=Adam Hofman gospodarzem programu "Gabinet Cieni" w Wirtualnej Polsce|date=May 21, 2018|website=www.wirtualnemedia.pl}}</ref>
In 2021, he left the R4S agency and, together with Robert Pietryszyn, founded a PR agency called Butterfly Strategies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bfstrategies.pl/en/our-team/adam-hofman/|title=Adam Hofman}}</ref> The company focuses on developing and implementing communication and business strategies. Hofman is also the founder of the W Górę Serca Foundation, which aims to help people with disabilities navigate mountain trails with the assistance of specially adapted wheelchairs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wroclaw.se.pl/byly-polityk-wbiegl-na-sniezke-z-niepelnosprawnym-chlopcem-pierwsza-taka-wyprawa-zdjecia-aa-7kmg-4FJD-mLBf.html|title=Były polityk wbiegł na Śnieżkę z niepełnosprawnym chłopcem. Pierwsza taka wyprawa! [ZDJĘCIA]|website=wroclaw.se.pl}}</ref>
== Personal life == Hofman is a husband and father of two. An Ironman runner, he completed a marathon in Barcelona.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://biegowe.pl/2021/10/od-grubasa-do-ironmana-w-biegowych-podcastach-o-metamorfozie-adama-hofmana.html|title=Od grubasa do Ironmana. W "Biegowych Podcastach" o metamorfozie Adama Hofmana|date=October 13, 2021}}</ref>
==See also== *Members of Polish Sejm 2005–2007 *Members of Polish Sejm 2007–2011
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060705202016/http://www.sejm.gov.pl/poslowie/posel5/111.htm Adam Hofman - parliamentary page] - includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches.
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