This is a list of events during the year 2006 in Poland.
Incumbents
| Position | Person | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Lech Kaczyński | Independent (Supported by the Law and Justice) | |
| Prime Minister | Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz | Law and Justice | Until 16 July 2006 |
| Jarosław Kaczyński | Law and Justice | From 16 July 2006 | |
| Marshal of the Sejm | Marek Jurek | Law and Justice/Right of the Republic | |
| Marshal of the Senate | Bogdan Borusewicz | Independent (Supported by Law and Justice) |
Events
January
- 28 January – Katowice Trade Hall roof collapse. 65 fatalities, over 170 wounded.
July
- 24 July – The CBA begins its operations.
- 28 July – President Lech Kaczyński calls for EU member states to reintroduce the death penalty. This angers the EU.[1][2][3]
September
- 3 September – The political party Left and Democrats is founded
November
- 12 November – 2006 Polish local elections, first round
- 21 November – 23 miners died in a blast in Halemba Coal Mine.
- 26 November – Polish local elections, 2006, second round
Sport
- 2005–06 Ekstraklasa
- 2006 Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces
- 2006 Polish Pairs Speedway Championship
- 2005–06 Polish Basketball League
- 2005–06 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
- 2006 PLFA season
- 2006 Polish Figure Skating Championships
- 2006 Tour de Pologne
- Poland at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Poland at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
Deaths
- 18 January: Jan Twardowski
- 14 July: Aleksander Wojtkiewicz, chess grandmaster (b. 1963)
See also
References
- ^ "Polish leader backs death penalty". 28 July 2006.
- ^ "Polish leader angers EU with call to restore death penalty". 3 August 2006.
- ^ "Anger over new death penalty call". 5 August 2006.
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