Edward Wojtas (1 March 1955 in

Wólka Modrzejowa Wólka Modrzejowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rzeczniów, within Lipsko County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Rzeczniów, south-west of Lipsko, and south of Warsaw ...

– 10 April 2010) was a member of the Polish Sejm and a politician active in the Polish People's Party (PSL). He was listed on the flight manifestPrezydenckim Tu-154 leciały najważniejsze osoby w państwie (Polish)
of the Tupolev Tu-154 of the

36th Special Aviation Regiment The 36th Special Regiment of Aviation Transport ( pl, 36 Specjalny Pułk Lotnictwa Transportowego; 36 SPLT) was a special aviation regiment of the Polish Air Force, established in 1945. All of its aircraft were for national public use, the most ...

carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński which crashed near Smolensk-North airport near Pechersk near Smolensk, Russia, on 10 April 2010, killing all aboard. Wojtas was awarded the

Gold Cross of Merit The Cross of Merit () is a Polish civil state decoration established on 23 June 1923, to recognize services to the state. History At the time of its establishment in 1923, the Cross of Merit was the highest civilian award in Poland. It was awa ...

and on 16 April 2010 he was also awarded, posthumously, the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.

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1955 births 2010 deaths People from Lipsko County Victims of the Smolensk air disaster Commanders of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Members of the Polish Sejm 2007–2011 Voivodeship marshals of Poland Lublin Voivodeship {{Poland-politician-stub