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{{Short description|Commander of the Polish Police}}
{{use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox official post 
| post = Commander-in-Chief 
| body = Police 
| native_name = {{lang|pl|Komendant Główny Policji}} 
| image = Marek Boroń.jpg
| incumbent = Senior Insp Marek Boroń 
| incumbentsince = 21 March 2024
| department = National Police Headquarters 
| reports_to = [[Ministry of Interior and Administration (Poland)|Minister of Interior and Administration]] 
| seat = [[Puławska Street, Warsaw|Puławska Street]] 148/150, [[Warsaw]] 
| nominator = [[Ministry of Interior and Administration (Poland)|Minister of Interior and Administration]] 
| appointer = [[Prime Minister of Poland|Prime Minister]] 
| precursor = Commander-in-Chief of [[Milicja Obywatelska|Citizens' Militia]]
| inaugural = 
| formation = 1990 
| first = Senior&nbsp;Insp Leszek Lamparski
| salary = 17,865 [[Polish złoty|PLN]] per month<ref>{{cite web |title=Zarobki policjantów 2022 r. - O Policji - Portal polskiej Policji |url=https://info.policja.pl/inf/organizacja/zarobki-policjantow/225008,Zarobki-policjantow-2022-r.html |website=info.policja.pl |access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref><br/>{{small|(June 2022)}}
| website = {{URL|policja.pl}} 
}}

The '''commander-in-chief of Police''' ({{langx|pl|Komendant Główny Policji}}) is the head of the [[Police of Poland|Police]] ({{lang|pl|Policja}}) of Poland, a national civilian police force. The commander presides over the '''National Police Headquarters''' ({{lang|pl|Komenda Główna Policji}}) and reports to the [[Ministry of Interior and Administration (Poland)|Minister of Interior and Administration]].<ref>{{Cite Polish law|year=1990|volume=30|number=179|title=Ustawa z dnia 6 kwietnia 1990 r. o Policji|trans_title=Act on the Police of April 6, 1990}}</ref>
[[File:Krol56 DSC0084.JPG|thumb|right|National Police Headquarters building on [[Puławska Street, Warsaw|Puławska Street]] 148/150, [[Warsaw]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kontakt - Policja.pl - Portal polskiej Policji |url=https://policja.pl/pol/kontakt/606,Kontakt.html |website=policja.pl |access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref>]]

==List==
{{Table alignment}}
{| class="wikitable defaultcenter" 
!# 
!Rank 
!Commander-in-chief 
!Dates in office 
|- 
| 1 || {{abbr|Senior Insp|Senior Inspector [Nadinspektor]}} || '''Leszek Lamparski''' || 20 May 1990–18 June 1991 
|- 
| 2 || {{abbr|Sub-Insp|Sub-Inspector [Podinspektor]}} || '''Roman Hula''' || 17 July 1991–14 January 1992 
|- 
| 3 || Senior Insp || '''Zenon Smolarek''' || 25 February 1992–8 February 1995
|- 
| 4 || Senior Insp || '''Jerzy Stańczyk''' || 7 March 1995–3 January 1997
|-
| 5 || Senior Insp || '''[[Marek Papała]]''' || 3 January 1997–29 January 1998
|-
| 6 || {{abbr|Insp Gen|Inspector General [Generalny inspektor]}} || '''Jan Michna''' || 29 January 1998–25 October 2001
|-
| 7 || Insp Gen || '''Antoni Kowalczyk''' || 27 October 2001–29 October 2003
|-
| 8 || Insp Gen || '''Leszek Szreder''' || 29 October 2003–3 November 2005
|-
| 9 || {{sdash}} || '''Marek Bieńkowski''' || 3 November 2005–12 February 2007
|-
| 10 || {{sdash}} || '''Konrad Kornatowski''' || 12 February 2007–8 August 2007
|-
| 11 || Senior Insp || '''Tadeusz Budzik''' || 13 August 2007–6 March 2008
|-
| 12 || Insp Gen || '''Andrzej Matejuk''' || 6 March 2008–9 January 2012
|-
| 13 || Insp Gen || '''Marek Działoszyński''' || 10 January 2012–11 February 2015
|-
| 14 || Insp Gen || '''Krzysztof Gajewski''' || 12 February 2015–10 December 2015
|-
| 15 || {{abbr|Insp|Inspector [Inspektor]}} || '''Zbigniew Maj''' || 11 December 2015–11 February 2016
|-
| {{sdash}} || {{abbr|Jr Insp|Junior Inspector [Młodszy inspektor]}} || Andrzej Szymczyk<ref>{{cite web |title=Uroczyste przekazanie obowiązków na stanowisku Komendanta Głównego Policji - Policja.pl - Portal polskiej Policji |url=https://policja.pl/pol/aktualnosci/122367,Uroczyste-przekazanie-obowiazkow-na-stanowisku-Komendanta-Glownego-Policji.html |website=policja.pl |access-date=12 January 2024 |date=11 February 2016}}</ref><br/>{{small|''Acting''}} || 11 February 2016–13 April 2016
|-
| 16 || Insp Gen || '''[[Jarosław Szymczyk]]''' || 13 April 2016–7 December 2023
|-
| {{sdash}} || Senior Insp || Dariusz Augustyniak<ref>{{cite web |title=Uroczyste przekazanie obowiązków na stanowisku Komendanta Głównego Policji - Policja.pl - Portal polskiej Policji |url=https://policja.pl/pol/aktualnosci/239175,Uroczyste-przekazanie-obowiazkow-na-stanowisku-Komendanta-Glownego-Policji.html |website=policja.pl |access-date=12 January 2024 |date=7 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Dariusz Augustyniak p.o. komendanta policji. List gen. Szymczyka |url=https://www.rmf24.pl/polityka/news-dariusz-augustyniak-p-o-komendanta-policji-list-gen-szymczyk,nId,7195393#crp_state=1 |access-date=12 January 2024 |work=rmf24.pl |publisher=[[RMF FM]] |date=7 December 2023}}</ref><br/>{{small|''Acting''}} || 7 December 2023–22 December 2023
|-
| {{sdash}} || Insp || Marek Boroń<ref name="Boroń">{{cite web |title=Komendanci - O Policji - Portal polskiej Policji |url=https://info.policja.pl/inf/kierownictwo/komendanci/86241,Komendanci.html |website=info.policja.pl |access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Inspektor Marek Boroń pełniącym obowiązki komendanta głównego Policji - Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji - Portal Gov.pl |url=https://www.gov.pl/web/mswia/inspektor-marek-boron-pelniacym-obowiazki-komendanta-glownego-policji |website=gov.pl |access-date=12 January 2024 |date=22 December 2023}}</ref><br/>{{small|''Acting''}} || 22 December 2023–20 March 2024
|-
| 17 || Senior Insp || '''Marek Boroń'''<ref name="Boroń" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chomiuk |first1=Marcin |title=Nowy szef policji powołany. Kim jest insp. Marek Boroń? |url=https://www.pap.pl/aktualnosci/nowy-szef-policji-powolany-kim-jest-insp-marek-boron |access-date=29 December 2024 |work=pap.pl |publisher=[[Polish Press Agency]] |date=20 March 2024 |language=pl}}</ref> || 21 March 2024–''present''
|}
Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=Komendanci główni Policji od 1990 roku - O Policji - Portal polskiej Policji |url=https://info.policja.pl/inf/kierownictwo/komendanci-glowni-poli |website=info.policja.pl |access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Law enforcement in Poland]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

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