▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Polish ▁parliament ▁( the ▁Se jm ). ▁After ▁the ▁Soviet ▁invasion ▁of ▁Poland , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁he ▁was ▁deport ed ▁to ▁Si ber ia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁he ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁in ▁a ▁labor ▁camp ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁S ett lement ▁Union ▁of ▁the ▁T arn opol ▁Vo iv odes hip . ▁After ▁being ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁S ikor ski – May ski ▁agreement , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 – 1 9 4 3 ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁employee ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁Polish ▁population ▁in ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁From ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁W itos ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁Polish ▁Patri ots . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁Committee ▁of ▁National ▁Liber ation , ▁where ▁he ▁head ed ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁Agricult ural ▁Re forms ▁until ▁ 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁deput y ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁National ▁Council . ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁W itos ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁gover ning ▁council ▁of ▁Stanisław ▁M iko ł aj czy k ' s ▁Polish ▁People ' s ▁Party , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Polish ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁a ▁Se jm ▁deput y ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁People ' s ▁Party . ▁ ▁And r zej ▁W itos