Walery Roman
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Walery Roman | |
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| Voivode of Polesie Voivodeship | |
| In office 14 March 1921 – 3 May 1922 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Stanisław Downarowicz |
| Member of the II and III Senate of Poland | |
| In office 1928–1935 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 12, 1877 |
| Died | 25 October 1952 (aged 75) |
| Party | BBWR |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
| Awards | Order of Polonia Restituta |
Walery Roman (12 September 1877[1]-25 October 1952[2]) was a Polish lawyer and politician. His early government career was related to the creation of the Regency Kingdom. He was a supporter of Józef Piłsudski. In the aftermath of World War I he was involved in the establishment of Polish judiciary in the Suwałki Region, and negotiations between Poland, Lithuania[3] and Germany (Ober-Ost); in 1921 received the honorary citizenship of Suwałki. Voivode of the Polesie Voivodeship from 1921 to 1922, Polish government's delegate to Republic of Central Lithuania in 1922-1924 during the region's transformation into the Wilno Voivodeship. Participant of Piłsudski's May Coup of 1926; deputy to Polish parliament from sanacja's the Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government (BBWR) party until 1935. He retired from politics afterwards, and continued his career as a lawyer until 1950.
