Krystyna Bochenek

Krystyna Bochenek
Krystyna Bochenek
Deputy Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland
In office
5 November 2007  10 April 2010
Preceded byMarek Aleksander Ziółkowski
Succeeded byZbigniew Romaszewski
Personal details
Born
Krystyna Maria Neuman

(1953-06-30)30 June 1953
Katowice, Poland
Died10 April 2010(2010-04-10) (aged 56)
Smolensk, Russia
Resting placeSienkiewicz Street cemetery
Political partyCivic Platform
SpouseAndrzej Bochenek
ChildrenTomasz, Magdalena
Alma materSilesian University

Krystyna Maria Bochenek (née Neuman) (30 June 1953 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish journalist, politician and Vice-Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland representing Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska). She died in office on board the Polish presidential jet in the April 2010 Smolensk air disaster, along with the President of Poland.