2009 in Poland
# 2009 in Poland

Events during the year 2009 in Poland.

## Incumbents

Incumbents :

| Position | Person | Party |
| - | - | - |
| President | Lech Kaczyński | Independent (Supported by Law and Justice) |
| Prime Minister | Donald Tusk | Civic Platform |
| Marshal of the Sejm | Bronisław Komorowski | Civic Platform |
| Marshal of the Senate | Bogdan Borusewicz | Independent (Supported by the 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.

### marzec

* 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.

### maj

* 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 Belarusian Air Force crashes 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
