About Wiesław Woda
Lived 1946 – 2010 (aged 63). Wiesław Woda was a Polish politician, agricultural engineer, beamter and member of parliament.
Wiesław Woda (17 August 1946 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish politician.
Early life Woda was born in Paleśnica.
Career He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 8,818 votes in 15 Tarnów district as a candidate for Polish People's Party.
He was also a member of People's Republic of Poland Sejm 1989-1991, Sejm 1997-2001, Sejm 2001-2005 and Sejm 2007-2011.
Death
He was listed on the flight manifest of the Tupolev Tu-154 of the 36th Special Aviation Regiment 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.
His funeral took place on 25 April 2010. There was a Mass at St Mary's Church in Kraków, concelebrated by Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz. Wieslaw Woda was buried in the Alley of the Meritorious in Rakowicki Cemetery in Kraków next to Adam Studziński.
Honours On 16 April 2010, Woda was posthumously awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
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Who was Wiesław Woda?
Polish politician (1946-2010)
When was Wiesław Woda born?
Wiesław Woda was born on 17 August 1946 in Paleśnica.
When did Wiesław Woda die?
Wiesław Woda died on 10 April 2010 in Pechersk, Smolensky District, Smolensk Oblast.
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Wiesław Woda was a politician, agricultural engineer, beamter and member of parliament.
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Wiesław Woda was Polish.
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