Przemysław Edgar Gosiewski (; 12 May 1964 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish politician and a deputy chair of

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() party. In the 1980s he was active in the

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movement. In years 2006-2007 he served as a

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in Jarosław Kaczyński's government. He was elected to the

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in 2001 and reelected on 25 September 2005, receiving 31,253 votes in 33

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district as a candidate on the

list. He was the majority leader between 3 November 2005 and 19 July 2006. He has been a minister (Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers) since 14 July 2006. On 8 May 2007 he became Deputy Prime Minister of Poland and held that position until 11 November 2007. He was listed on the

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Prezydenckim Tu-154 leciały najważniejsze osoby w państwie (Polish)
of the

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of the 36th Special Aviation Regiment carrying the

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Lech Kaczyński Lech Aleksander Kaczyński (; 18 June 194910 April 2010) was a Polish politician who served as the city mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 2005, and as President of Poland from 2005 until his death in 2010 in an air crash. The aircraft carrying ...

which crashed near Smolensk-North airport near Pechersk near

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, on 10 April 2010, killing all aboard. On 16 April 2010, Gosiewski was posthumously awarded the Commander's Cross with Star of the

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and on 29 April 2010, the City Council in Ostrowiec made him an honorary citizen. File:Przemysław Gosiewski grob.JPG, Grave of Przemysław Gosiewski after burial File:Przemysław Gosiewski grób1.JPG, Grave of Przemysław Gosiewski at Military Powązki Cemetery in 2012

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Przemysław Edgar Gosiewski – parliamentary page
– includes declarations of interest, voting record, and transcripts of speeches.

Personal page
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