Barbara Blida | |
|---|---|
| Member of Sejm | |
| In office 4 July 1989 – 18 October 2005 | |
| Minister for Construction and Spatial Management of the Republic of Poland | |
| In office 26 October 1993 – 31 December 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Andrzej Bratkowski |
| Succeeded by | Jerzy Kropiwnicki |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1949 Siemianowice Śląskie |
| Died | 25 April 2007 (aged 57) Siemianowice Śląskie |
| Political party | Democratic Left Alliance |
Barbara Maria Blida, née Szwajnoch (3 December 1949 – 25 April 2007) was a Polish political figure who served in the nation's Parliament (Sejm) for 16 years (1989–2005), including a stint as a member of the cabinet, and whose suicide in the midst of an investigation for corruption became front-page news in Poland as well as in a number of news outlets around the world.