Walery Roman

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.

Walery Roman
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	(1877-09-12)September 12, 1877 Kalwaria, Suwałki Governorate
Died	25 October 1952(1952-10-25) (aged 75) Warsaw, Polish People's Republic
Political party	BBWR
Alma mater	University of Warsaw
Awards	Order of Polonia Restituta