Władysław Wicha (born June 3, 1904 in Warsaw – died on December 13, 1984 Warsaw) was a Polish politician in the early communist period.

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in the years 1954–1964, member of the

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(1965–1969), deputy to the

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of the Polish People's Republic of the first and fourth term.

Biography

He was born into a working family and had secondary education as metallurgist. From 1924, he was a member of the Young Communist League of Poland, then an activist of the

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, secretary of the district committees of the Warsaw-Lewa Podmiejska, Częstochowa-Piotrków, Łódź, Warsaw branches of the party. In the years 1938–1945 he worked as a metal worker in

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(Belgium, France, Spain and Great Britain). In 1945 following the end of World War II, he returned to Poland, joined the

Polish Workers' Party The Polish Workers' Party ( pl, Polska Partia Robotnicza, PPR) was a communist party in Poland from 1942 to 1948. It was founded as a reconstitution of the Communist Party of Poland (KPP) and merged with the Polish Socialist Party (PPS) in 1948 ...

. He was the chairman of the Delegation of the Special Commission in Warsaw, deputy director of the Control Office at the State Council. From 1948 a member of the

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, the ruling communist party in the country. In the years 1949–1950, he was the first secretary of the Provincial Committee of the

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in Kielce, in the years 1950–1953 he was the first secretary of the Warsaw Committee. In the years 1954–1959 he was a member of the Central Audit Committee of the PZPR, in the years 1959–1968 he was a member of the Central Committee of PZPR, and in the years 1964–1968 secretary of the Central Committee. In the years 1952–1954 Undersecretary of State (Deputy Minister) in the Ministry of State Control and between the years 1954–1964 he served as the

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. In the years 1965–1969 a member of the State Council. He was a member of the Sejm of the first and fourth term of office. His wife was a KPP activist Teofila née Lewin.

References

1904 births 1984 deaths Politicians from Warsaw People from Warsaw Governorate Communist Party of Poland politicians Polish Workers' Party politicians Members of the Politburo of the Polish United Workers' Party Interior ministers of Poland Burials at Powązki Military Cemetery {{Poland-politician-stub