Przemysław Gosiewski

Przemysław Edgar Gosiewski
Born	(1964-05-12) 12 May 1964 Słupsk, Poland
Died	10 April 2010(2010-04-10) (aged 45)
Occupation	Politician
Years active	1980s–2010
Known for	Deputy Prime Minister of Poland (2006–2007), deputy chairman of Law and Justice party, Solidarity activist

Przemysław Edgar Gosiewski

Przemysław Edgar Gosiewski (pronounced [pʂɛˈmɨswaf ˈɛdɡar ɡɔˈɕɛfskʲi]; born 12 May 1964 – died 10 April 2010) was a prominent Polish political figure who served as the deputy chairman of the Law and Justice (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość) party. During the 1980s, he was actively involved in the Solidarity movement. Between 2006 and 2007, he held the office of Deputy Prime Minister in the administration led by Jarosław Kaczyński.

Gosiewski secured a seat in the Sejm in 2001 and successfully retained his position following the elections on 25 September 2005, garnering 31,253 votes in the 33rd Kielce constituency as a candidate representing Law and Justice.

From 3 November 2005 until 19 July 2006, he fulfilled the role of majority leader. Starting on 14 July 2006, he served as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Council of Ministers. Later, on 8 May 2007, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, a post he occupied until 11 November 2007.

Gosiewski was among those listed on the flight manifest of the Tupolev Tu-154 operated by the 36th Special Aviation Regiment, which was transporting Polish President Lech Kaczyński. The aircraft tragically crashed near Smolensk-North airport close to Pechersk, Russia, on 10 April 2010, resulting in no survivors.

Following his death, on 16 April 2010, he was honored posthumously with the Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta. Additionally, on 29 April 2010, the City Council of Ostrowiec granted him honorary citizenship.

• Grave of Przemysław Gosiewski after burial
  Grave of Przemysław Gosiewski after burial
• Grave of Przemysław Gosiewski at Military Powązki Cemetery in 2012
  Grave of Przemysław Gosiewski at Military Powązki Cemetery in 2012

See also

• Polish Sejm members from 2005 to 2007
• Polish Sejm members from 2007 to 2011

External links

• Przemysław Edgar Gosiewski – official parliamentary profile – contains voting history, declarations of interest, and speech transcripts.
• Interview featuring Beata Gosiewska
• Personal website