Alvin Gajadhur

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Alvin Gajadhur (Polish: [ɡaˈja.dur]; born 3 July 1973) is a Polish politician, civil servant, chemical engineer, and educator. From 2017 to 2024, he served as the Chief Inspector of Road Transport of Poland, and in 2023, he was the Minister of Infrastructure. He is an Independent politician, associated with the Law and Justice party.

Early life and education

Alvin Gajadhur was born on 3 July 1973 in London, England, as the son of Polish mother, Zofia, and Indian father, Anirood, and grew up in Poland.[1][2][3] He graduated from St. Augustin General Education High School in Warsaw, and later, from the Warsaw University of Technology with degrees in chemical engineering, and management and marketing.[4] In 2003, he received the title of the habilitated doctor in chemiatry from the same university.[5] He also completed the training for candidates for road transport inspectors.[6]

Career

Gajadhur has lectured on road transport, marketing, and public relations. From 2002 to 2016, he was the spokesperson for the Chief Inspector of Road Transport. From 2007 to 2012, he also served as a public relations advisor to the President of the Office of Rail Transport. In 2013, together with Mariusz Sokołowski and Klaudia Podkalicka, he co-hosted the TVP3 Warszawa educational programme Szkoła Przetrwania, concerning the road safety, and also wrote a blog for the web portal Onet.pl.[4][7] He actively posts on social media, including on TikTok.[8]

Gajadhur unsuccessfully ran in the 2011 parliamentary election for a seat in the Sejm of Poland in the constituency no. 19, as a candidate of the Law and Justice party. He received 564 votes (0.06%).[9] On 6 January 2016, he became acting Chief Inspector of Road Transport, following the dismissal of Tomasz Połeć, and was appointed to the role on 7 April 2017.[10][11]

In the 2023 election, he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Senate of Poland in the constituency no. 43, as independent candidate on the Law and Justice electoral list. He received 78,293 votes (25.3%).[12] On 27 November 2023, he was appointed as the Minister of Infrastructure in the third cabinet of Mateusz Morawiecki, serving until 13 December 2023.[13][14] On 4 January 2024, he was also dismissed as the Chief Inspector of Road Transport.[15] In February 2024, he was appointed as the social advisor of the President of Poland Andrzej Duda.[16] In August 2025, following the election of president Karol Nawrocki, he was re-appointed to the same office in his administration.[17][18] Additionally, in 2024, he unsuccessfully ran for the office of a member of the European Parliament, in the constituency no. 4, as a candidate on the Law and Justice electoral list.[19]

In January 2025, criminal proceedings were initiated against him for allegedly publishing classified information on the social media platform Twitter in February and March 2024. This included official correspondence of the employees of the Chief Inspectorate of Road Transport, and a letter from February 2016 addressed to the then Minister of Infrastructure and Construction, which, according to the investigators, were intended solely for internal use. Gajadhur pleaded not guilty to the charges, and in August 2025, the Warsaw Regional Court dismissed the proceedings without a final judgment, stating that there were no elements of a crime in the case.[20][21]

Personal life

He identifies as Roman Catholic.[22]

Awards and decorations

  • Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2025, Poland)[17]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Alvin Gajadhur
YearOfficePartyConstituencyVotesResultRef.
Total%P.
2011Sejm of Poland7thLaw and JusticeNo. 195640.0675thLost[9]
2023Senate of Poland11thLaw and JusticeNo. 4378,29325.32ndLost[12]
2024European Parliament10thLaw and JusticeNo. 46,1820.4725thLost[19]

References

  1. 1."Dane osoby pełniącej funkcje publiczne". katalog.bip.ipn.gov.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2023-12-09.
  2. 2."Wojewódzki i Figurski przed sądem za rasistowskie żarty". warszawa.wyborcza.pl (in Polish). 18 March 2014.
  3. 3."Będzie pozew wyborczy przeciwko Kubie Wojewódzkiemu i Michałowi Figurskiemu?". gazetaprawna.pl (in Polish). 6 October 2011.
  4. 4.[4.2]"Alvin Gajadhur, autor bloga 'My kierowcy'". wiadomosci.onet.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2023-11-28.
  5. 5."Dr Alvin Gajadhur". archiwum.nauka-polska.pl (in Polish).
  6. 6."Kierownictwo". gitd.gov.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2017-06-07.
  7. 7.Łukasz Knapik (9 April 2013). "'Szkoła Przetrwania' - nowość w TVP Warszawa". satkurier.pl (in Polish).
  8. 8."Nowy minister to gwiazdor social mediów. Lubi zdjęcia z krokodylem". fakt.pl (in Polish). 28 November 2023.
  9. 9.[9.2]"Gajadhur Alvin". wybory2011.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish).
  10. 10."Główny Inspektor Transportu Drogowego odwołany. Dotychczasowego szefa zastąpi rzecznik". tvp.info (in Polish). 7 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-01-09.
  11. 11."Alvin Gajadhur Głównym Inspektorem Transportu Drogowego". rynekinfrastruktury.pl (in Polish). 7 April 2017.
  12. 12.[12.2]"Okręg wyborczy numer 43 w wyborach do Senatu w 2023 r." sejmsenat2023.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish).
  13. 13."Nowy rząd premiera Mateusza Morawieckiego". gov.pl (in Polish). 27 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-11-27.
  14. 14."Donald Tusk prezesem Rady Ministrów. Kim są ministrowie?". pap.pl (in Polish). 12 December 2023.
  15. 15."ITD traci szefa, który pracował tam od 2002 roku. Wiadomo, kto zastąpi go do czasu konkursu". wprost.pl (in Polish). 4 January 2024.
  16. 16."Alvin Gajadhur będzie doradzał Prezydentowi". rynekinfrastruktury.pl (in Polish). 2 February 2024.
  17. 17.[17.2]"Uroczystość wręczenia odznaczeń państwowych oraz aktów odwołania". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 5 August 2025.
  18. 18."Uroczystość powołania Doradców Prezydenta RP". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 18 August 2025.
  19. 19.[19.2]"KOMITET WYBORCZY PRAWO I SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ w wyborach do Parlamentu Europejskiego w 2024 r." wybory.gov.pl (in Polish).
  20. 20."Minister w rządzie PiS z zarzutami. Alvin Gajadhur nie przyznał się do winy". polsatnews.pl (in Polish). 20 January 2025.
  21. 21."Sąd umorzył sprawę byłego szefa ITD. 'Nie popełnił przestępstwa'". tvp.pl (in Polish). 7 August 2025.
  22. 22."Gajadhur: Jestem katolikiem. Nie mam nic przeciwko podaniu ręki Figurskiemu i Wojewódzkiemu". fronda.pl (in Polish). 12 April 2012.