Marek Dariusz Działoszyński (19 June 1962) is a Polish retired inspector general of police, commander-in-chief of police in 2012–2015, president of the Karol Marcinkowski University Hospital in

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since 2017.

Biography

He was born on June 19, 1962, in

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. He graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration of the

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań The Adam Mickiewicz University (; Latin: ''Universitas Studiorum Mickiewicziana Posnaniensis'') is a research university in Poznań, Poland. Due to its history, the university is traditionally considered among Poland's most reputable institution ...

. He began his service in

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in 1985 in

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. Then he took up a position in the operational and investigation department. From February 1991 he was the commander of the police station in

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. From 1999 he served in the structures of the Internal Affairs Office of the Police Headquarters, and in January 2006 he became the director of this unit. From November 2008 he held the position of provincial police commander in

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. On January 10, 2012, he became the commander-in-chief of police. On February 11, 2015, he ceased to hold this position. On June 27, 2014,

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, at the request of the minister of internal affairs, appointed him to the rank of inspector general of the police. He received the nomination on July 21, 2014. In the 2015 Sejm elections, he was the first on the list of candidates of the

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in the Łódź district. He did not win a seat, receiving 1,155 votes. By the resolution of the Skwierzyna City Council of 26 June 2014, he was awarded the title of honorary citizen of Skwierzyna. On August 31, 2017, the Shareholders' Meeting of the University Hospital in Zielona Góra elected him president of the hospital.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross 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 ...

(2015) * Sliver cross of Merit (2004) * Bronze Cross of Merit (2000) * Silver

Medal for Long Service The Medal for Long Service (Polish: ''Medal za Długoletnią Służbę'') is a Polish decoration awarded in three classes (gold, silver and bronze) to members of the Polish Armed Forces and other uniformed services, and to Civil Servants, civil se ...

(2015) * Meritorious Police Officer Gold Badge * Gold Badge of Merit for the Prison Service (2009) * Silver Badge of Merit for Fire Protection (2011) * Gold

Medal of Merit for National Defence The Medal of Merit for National Defence () is a military decoration, decoration of the Ministry of National Defence (Poland), Ministry of National Defence of Poland. Established 21 April 1966 and revised in 1991, the medal recognizes meritorious s ...

(2012) * Bronze Medal of Merit for National Defense (2011) * Gold Medal of Merit for the Border Guard (2012) * Gold Medal "Guardian of National Remembrance Sites" (2014)

Bibliography

References

1959 births Living people Polish police officers Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań alumni People from Trzebiatów {{improve categories, date=January 2025