National Security Bureau (Poland)
| Biuro Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego | |
National Security Bureau's Headquarters in Warsaw | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 31 January 1991 |
| Preceding agency |
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| Headquarters | ul. Karowa 10, Warsaw, Poland 52°14′37″N 21°1′8″E / 52.24361°N 21.01889°E |
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| Website | en.bbn.gov.pl |
National Security Bureau (Polish: Biuro Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego [ˈbju.rɔ bɛs.pjɛˈt͡ʂɛɲ.stfa na.rɔ.dɔˈvɛ.ɡɔ], BBN) is a Polish government agency executing the tasks given by the President of the Republic of Poland regarding national security. The Bureau serves as the organizational support to the National Security Council.
The Chief of the National Security Bureau (Polish: Szef Biura Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego) answers to the President. Shortly after the creation of NSB (1991) it was a part of Office of the President of the Republic of Poland in place of the Ministry of State for the National Security, which it succeeded.
Heads of the National Security Bureau
| l.p | Portarit | Name | Term of office | |
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| 1. | Jerzy Milewski | 8 February 1991 | 13 June 1994 | |
| 2. | Henryk Goryszewski | 14 June 1994 | 22 December 1995 | |
| 3. | Jerzy Milewski | 3 January 1996 | 10 February 1997 | |
| 4. | Marek Siwiec | 19 February 1997 | 17 June 2004 | |
| - | p.o Divisional general
Tadeusz Bałachowicz |
18 June 2004 | 28 February 2005 | |
| 5. | Jerzy Bahr | 1 March 2005 | 22 December 2005 | |
| - | p.o Admiral of the fleet
Ryszard łukasik |
22 December 2005 | 13 January 2006 | |
| - | Andrzej urbański | 13 January 2006 | 24 August 2006 | |
| 6. | Władysław Stasiak | 24 August 2006 | 8 August 2007 | |
| - | p.o Divisional general | 8 August 2007 | 19 November 2007 | |
| 7. | Władysław Stasiak | 19 November 2007 | 15 January 2009 | |
| 8. | Aleksander Szczygło | 15 January 2009 | 10 April 2010 | |
| - | p.o Zbigniew nowek | 10 April 2010 | 13 April 2010 | |
| 9. | Stanisław Koziej | 13 April 2010 | 6 August 2015 | |
| Vacat from 6 down 7 August 2015 | ||||
| 10. | Paweł Soloch | 6 August 2015 | 10 October 2022 | |
| 11. | Jacek Siewiera | 10 October 2022 | 3 February 2025 | |
| 12. | Dariusz łukowski | 3 February 2025 | 6 August 2025 | |
| 13. | Sławomir Cenckiewicz | 6 August 2025 | present | |
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