2009 in Poland

Events during the year 2009 in Poland.

Incumbents

Lech Kaczyński

• President:

1. Lech Kaczyński (Law and Justice)

• Prime Minister: Donald Tusk (Civic Platform)
• Marshal of the Sejm: Bronisław Komorowski (PO)
• Marshal of the Senate: Bogdan Borusewicz (Civic Platform)

Events

February

• 17 February – Rescue helicopter Mil Mi-2 of the Polish Medical Air Rescue has crashed in Jarostów; pilot and HCM were killed and the doctor severely injured.
• 27 February – Combat helicopter Mil Mi-24 of the Polish Air Force has crashed in Szadłowice; pilot was killed, two other crew members lightly injured.

March

• 31 March - An-28 Bryza-2RF transport plane of Polish Air Force has crashed in the Babie Doły district of Gdynia; entire crew (four persons) was killed.

April

• 6 April - one death and 25 wounded in a train crash near Białogard
• 13 April - Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire. 23 deaths. President of Poland declared a 3 day national mourning.

May

• 31 May - last flight of the Polish airline Centralwings

June

• Poland hit by 2009 European floods
• 7 June: European Parliament election takes place in Poland.

August

• 30 August- Su-27 combat plane of Belorussian Air Force has crashed during the Radom Air Show 2009; entire crew (two persons) was killed.

September

• 18 September: 20 deaths and 37 wounded following 2009 Wujek-Śląsk mine blast

Deaths

February

• 7 February: Piotr Stańczak, Polish geologist beheaded by Islamic terrorists in Pakistan