The National Police Headquarters ( pl, Komenda Główna Policji, ''KGP'') is a central authority of law enforcement in Poland. Its goal is to provide public security and order. It is run by Chief of Police, who is a subordinate to the

Polish Minister of Internal Affairs The Ministry of the Interior (Polish: ''Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych'', ''MSW'') was a ministry responsible for internal security, law enforcement, civil defence and registry functions in Poland. The current ministry was formed on 18 November ...

. The headquarters of the Police Headquarters is located at 148/150 Pulawska Street in Warsaw. The building was built in the Socialist Realism style probably in 1955. It was designed by Jerzy Beill. Previously the Ministry of Internal Affairs was located here. The seat is H-shaped, referring to modern palace architecture. The entrance portico features lotus columns.

Police general commandants

* Leszek Lamparski (May 1990-July 1991) * Roman Hula (July 1991-January 1992) * Zenon Smolarek (March 1992-March 1995) * Jerzy Stańczyk (March 1995-January 1997) * Marek Papała (January 1997-January 1998) *

Jan Michna Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

(January 1998-October 2001) *

Antoni Kowalczyk Antoni is a Catalan, Polish, and Slovene given name and a surname used in the eastern part of Spain, Poland and Slovenia. As a Catalan given name it is a variant of the male names Anton and Antonio. As a Polish given name it is a variant of the fe ...

(October 2001-October 2003) *

Leszek Szreder Leszek () is a Slavic Polish male given name, originally ''Lestko'', ''Leszko'' or ''Lestek'', related to ''Lech'', ''Lechosław'' and Czech ''Lstimir''. Individuals named Leszek celebrate their name day on June 3. Notable people * Lestko * L ...

(October 2003-October 2005) *

Marek Bieńkowski Marek is the West Slavic (Czech, Polish and Slovak) masculine equivalent of Marcus, Marc or Mark. The name may refer to: * Marek (given name) * Marek (surname) * Marek, the pseudonym of Bulgarian communist Stanke Dimitrov (1889–1944) * The titl ...

(October 2005-February 2007) *

Konrad Kornatowski Konrad Kornatowski (born 16 July 1957) is a Polish lawyer ( prosecutor) and policeman; from 12 February to 8 August Polish Chief of Police. On 9 August 2007 he resigned as Poland's Chief of Police in protest of the sacking on the same day of Inter ...

(February - August 2007) *

Tadeusz Budzik ''Tadeusz'' is a Polish first name, derived from Thaddaeus. Tadeusz may refer to: * Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski (1895–1966), Polish military leader * Tadeusz Borowski (1922–1951), Polish writer and The Holocaust survivor * Tadeusz Boy-Żeleńsk ...

(August 2007 - March 2008) *

Andrzej Matejuk Andrzej is the Polish form of the given name Andrew. Notable individuals with the given name Andrzej * Andrzej Bartkowiak (born 1950), Polish film director and cinematographer * Andrzej Bobola, S.J. (1591–1657), Polish saint, missionary and m ...

(March 2008 - January 2012) *

Marek Działoszyński Marek is the West Slavic (Czech, Polish and Slovak) masculine equivalent of Marcus, Marc or Mark. The name may refer to: * Marek (given name) * Marek (surname) * Marek, the pseudonym of Bulgarian communist Stanke Dimitrov (1889–1944) * The titl ...

(January 2012 - February 2015) *

Krzysztof Gajewski Krzysztof () is a Polish given name, equivalent to English '' Christopher''. The name became popular in the 15th century. Its diminutive forms include Krzyś, Krzysiek, and Krzysio; augmentative – Krzychu Individuals named Krzysztof may choose ...

(February 2015 - December 2015) *

Zbigniew Maj Zbigniew () is a Polish masculine given name, originally Zbygniew . This West Slavic name is derived from the Polish elements ''Zby-'' (from ''zbyć, zbyć się, or pozbyć się'', meaning "to dispel", "to get rid of") and ''gniew'', meaning "ang ...

(December 2015 - February 2016) *

Jarosław Szymczyk Jarosław Jakub Szymczyk (born 21 March 1970 in Katowice) is a Polish police officer, Inspector General of the Police, and Commander-in-Chief of the Police in Poland since 2016. His police career started in 1990. In the years 2007–2008 he was ...

(since April 2016)

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