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Edward Wojtas

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Edward Wojtas
Deputy of the VI Sejm
In office
2007 – 2010
Succeeded byMarian Starownik [pl]
Constituency6 Lublin
Personal details
Born(1955-03-01)1 March 1955
Wólka Modrzejowa, Polish People's Republic
Died10 April 2010(2010-04-10) (aged 55)
near Smolensk, Russia
Political partyPolish People's Party

Edward Wojtas (1 March 1955 in Wólka Modrzejowa – 10 April 2010) was a member of the Polish Sejm and a politician active in the Polish People's Party (PSL).[1]

He was listed on the flight manifest[2] 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.

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

References

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  1. ^ "Poseł Edward Wojtas" (in Polish). Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Retrieved 2025-06-25.
  2. ^ Prezydenckim Tu-154 leciały najważniejsze osoby w państwie (Polish) Archived 2010-04-15 at the Wayback Machine