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 Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

. He finished high school in 1984. In 1989 Stasiak graduated from the

University of Wrocław The University of Wrocław (, UWr; ) is a public research university in Wrocław, Poland. It is the largest institution of higher learning in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, with over 100,000 graduates since 1945, including some 1,900 researcher ...

in history. He then studied at the National School of Public Administration between 1991 and 1993. Since April 1993 Stasiak had worked in the Supreme Audit Office, which was then led by

Lech Kaczyński Lech Aleksander Kaczyński (; 18 June 194910 April 2010) was a Polish politician who served as the city mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 2005, and as President of Poland from 2005 until his death in 2010 in an air crash. The aircraft carrying ...

. After Kaczyński won Warsaw mayoral election in November 2002, Stasiak became his deputy, being responsible for public safety and administration. He had served as the chief of the National Security Bureau since 24 August 2006 under the

presidency A presidency is an administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. Although often the executive branch of government, and often personified b ...

of Lech Kaczyński, until on 8 August 2007 he was appointed Minister of Interior and Administration in the Jarosław Kaczyński cabinet. Stasiak left the office only two months later on 16 November 2007, as the new government was sworn in. On 19 November he again became chief of the National Security Bureau and served until 15 January 2009. Then he worked as the deputy chief of the Presidential Chancellery of Lech Kaczyński, until he was elevated to chief on 27 July 2009. Stasiak died in the fatal presidential plane crash on 10 April 2010 near

Smolensk Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest cities in Russia. It has been a regional capital for most of ...

in Russia.

Honours and awards

* Grand Cross of the

Order of Merit The Order of Merit () is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by Edward VII, admission into the order r ...

(Portugal, September 2008) * Commander's Cross of the

Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary The Hungarian Order of Merit () is the fourth highest Order (honour), State Order of Hungary. Founded in 1991, the order is a revival of an original order founded in 1946 and abolished in 1949. Its origins, however, can be traced to the Order of ...

(19 March 2009) * Commander's Cross with Star of the

Order of Polonia Restituta The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in ...

(

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, 16 April 2010) * Honorary Citizen of

(20 May 2010) * Merit for the City of

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

(9 September 2010) * Honorary Citizen of Lower Silesia (9 September 2010)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stasiak, Wladyslaw 1966 births 2010 deaths Burials at Powązki Military Cemetery Victims of the Smolensk air disaster Politicians from Wrocław Interior ministers of Poland Commanders with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta Grand Crosses of the Order of Merit (Portugal) Commander's Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil) University of Wrocław alumni Polish Roman Catholics National School of Public Administration (Poland) alumni