Grzegorz Dolniak

Grzegorz Maciej Dolniak (Gizh-eh-gozh Dawl-nee-ak; 17 February 1960 in Będzin – 10 April 2010) was a Polish politician. He was elected to the Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 12,151 votes in the 32nd Sosnowiec district as a candidate from the Civic Platform list. He was also a member of Sejm 2001–05.

Grzegorz Dolniak
Acting Parliamentary Leader of the Civic Platform Acting Leader of the Civic Platform in the Sejm
In office October 2–9, 2009 (2009-10-02 – 2009-10-09)
Leader	Donald Tusk
Preceded by	Zbigniew Chlebowski
Succeeded by	Grzegorz Schetyna
Member of the Sejm
In office 2001[1]–2010[2]
Constituency	32-Sosnowiec [pl]
Personal details
Born	(1960-02-17)17 February 1960 Będzin, Polish People's Republic
Died	10 April 2010(2010-04-10) (aged 50) near Smolensk, Russia
Nationality	Polish
Political party	Civic Platform

He was listed on the flight manifest^[3] 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.

On 16 April 2010 Dolniak was decorated posthumously with the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. On 22 April he was buried in the cemetery at Holy Trinity Parish in Będzin. His wife, Barbara, became a politician as well, serving as Deputy Marshal of the Sejm.

See also

• Members of Polish Sejm 2005–07