Zbigniew Franciszek Wassermann (; 17 September 1949 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish politician. He was an MP representing

Law and Justice Law and Justice ( pl, Prawo i Sprawiedliwość , PiS) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Poland. Its chairman is Jarosław Kaczyński. It was founded in 2001 by Jarosław and Lech Kaczyński as a direct s ...

(Prawo i Sprawiedliwość). Wassermann was born in

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. He was a graduate in law from

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(Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Wydział Prawa) and member of

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, lower house of Polish parliament, elected in Krakow constituency. From July 2004, he was a member and the vice-chairman of PKN Orlen investigation commission. From November 2005 to November 2007 he was Minister of Special Forces in the

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and Jaroslaw Kaczynski. He was listed on the flight manifestPrezydenckim Tu-154 leciały najważniejsze osoby w państwie (Polish)
of the

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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

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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. Before his tenure as president, he pre ...

which crashed near

Smolensk-North Smolensk North Airport (russian: военный аэродром "Смоленск-Северный", "Smolensk North Military Aerodrome") is a decommissioned military airbase in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located 4 km north of the city o ...

airport near Pechersk near

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, on 10 April 2010, killing all aboard. On 16 April 2010 Wassermann was decorated

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with the Commander's Cross of the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta ( pl, Order Odrodzenia Polski, en, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on foreigners for outstanding achievemen ...

and on 20 April 2010 he was buried in a cemetery in Krakow Bielany.

References

External links

Official Sejm page
* http://ludzie.wprost.pl/sylwetka/?O=34328 * http://wiadomosci.wp.pl/kat,23234,wid,8069897,wiadomosc.html?ticaid=12ce4 {{DEFAULTSORT:Wasserman, Zbigniew 1949 births 2010 deaths Politicians from Kraków Law and Justice politicians Members of the Polish Sejm 2001–2005 Members of the Polish Sejm 2005–2007 Commanders of the Order of Polonia Restituta Victims of the Smolensk air disaster Jagiellonian University alumni Members of the Polish Sejm 2007–2011