Władysław Stasiak

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Władysław Augustyn Stasiak (15 March 1966 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish senior state and local government official.

Biography

Władysław Stasiak was born on 15 March 1966 in Wrocław.[1][2][3] He finished high school in 1984.[3] In 1989 Stasiak graduated from the University of Wrocław in history.[1][2][3] He then studied at the National School of Public Administration between 1991 and 1993.[2]

Since April 1993 Stasiak had worked in the Supreme Audit Office, which was then led by Lech Kaczyński.[2] After Kaczyński won Warsaw mayoral election in November 2002, Stasiak became his deputy, being responsible for public safety and administration.[1][2]

He had served as the chief of the National Security Bureau since 24 August 2006 under the presidency of Lech Kaczyński, until on 8 August 2007 he was appointed Minister of Interior and Administration in the Jarosław Kaczyński cabinet.[1][2][4] Stasiak left the office only two months later on 16 November 2007,[4] as the new government was sworn in.[5]

On 19 November he again became chief of the National Security Bureau and served until 15 January 2009.[4] Then he worked as the deputy chief of the Presidential Chancellery of Lech Kaczyński,[1][2] until he was elevated to chief on 27 July 2009.[4][6]

Stasiak died in the fatal presidential plane crash on 10 April 2010 near Smolensk in Russia.[7]

Honours and awards

  • Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (Portugal, September 2008)
  • Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (19 March 2009)
  • Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (posthumously, 16 April 2010)
  • Honorary Citizen of Wrocław (20 May 2010)
  • Merit for the City of Warsaw (9 September 2010)
  • Honorary Citizen of Lower Silesia (9 September 2010)

References

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3][1.4][1.5]"Życiorys Władysława Stasiaka - Najwyższa Izba Kontroli". nik.gov.pl. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. 2.[2.2][2.3][2.4][2.5][2.6][2.7]"Życiorys | Władysław Stasiak". Władysław Stasiak (in Polish). Archived from the original on 27 March 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  3. 3.[3.2][3.3]"Słynni absolwenci - Liceum Ogólnokształcące nr 1 im. Danuty Siedzikówny INKI". lo1.wroc.pl. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  4. 4.[4.2][4.3][4.4]"Władysław Stasiak 1966-2010 - Wydarzenia - Biuro Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego". bbn.gov.pl. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. 5."Władysław Stasiak przekazał obowiązki szefa MSWiA Grzegorzowi Schetynie _ Serwis Samorządowy PAP". samorzad.pap.pl. PAP. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  6. 6."Stasiak szefem Kancelarii Prezydenta - GazetaPrawna.pl". gazetaprawna.pl. Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  7. 7."Jacek Michałowski zastąpi szefa kancelarii Prezydenta". newsweek.pl. Newsweek Polska. 11 April 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2024.