Władysław Sidorowicz (17 September 1945 – 24 July 2014) was a

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

senator, representing

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. He was born in

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.The Senate of Poland. Senators of the 7th Session
/ref> Sidorowicz was a member of the Polish

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trade union where he was the director of its Regional Coordinating Commission for Health Service Workers. During the

martial law in Poland Martial law in Poland () existed between 13 December 1981 and 22 July 1983. The Polish United Workers' Party, government of the Polish People's Republic drastically restricted everyday life by introducing martial law and a military junta in an a ...

he was arrested and interned. He participated in the

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talks. He was a

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(1991). In 2014, he died in

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

, aged 68, from undisclosed causes.Zmarł Władysław Sidorowicz – senator dwóch kadencji, były minister zdrowia
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1945 births 2014 deaths Members of the Senate of Poland 2005–2007 Politicians from Vilnius Government ministers of Poland Health ministers of Poland {{Poland-politician-stub