Polish Data Protection Commissioner
President of the Personal Data Protection Office | |
| Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych | |
 Intraco I (left), the main building of the President's Office | |
| Established | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Type | national data protection authority, information commissioner |
| Focus | data protection and data privacy |
| Headquarters | Intraco I |
| Location | |
| Origins | Data Protection Act 2018 |
Region served | Poland |
President | Mirosław Wróblewski |
| Website | https://uodo.gov.pl/en |
Formerly called | General Inspector of the Personal Data Protection |
The Office of the Polish Data Protection Commissioner or officially President of the Personal Data Protection Office (Polish: Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych, PUODO) is an independent national data protection authority responsible for upholding the European Union fundamental right of individuals to data privacy through the enforcement and monitoring of compliance with data protection legislation in Poland.
About the authority[edit]
It was established in 1997 as the Bureau of the General Inspector of the Personal Data Protection (Polish: Biuro Generalnego Inspektora Ochrony Danych Osobowych, GIODO).[1][2]
The independent role and powers of the national data protection authority are as set out in legislation in the Data Protection Act 2018 (Polish: Ustawa z 10 maja 2018 roku o ochronie danych osobowych).[3] Pursuant to Articles 159-171 of the Data Protection Act 2018, the President of the Office is the legal continuator of the General Inspector of the Personal Data Protection. It has retained its assets, claims and taken over the proceedings initiated by the General Inspector.
The authority is based in Poland's capital Warsaw, and its commissioner is an independent administrative body elected by members of the Lower House of Polish Parliament (Polish: Sejm) and approved by the Senate. Dr. Edyta Bielak-Jomaa became the first commissioner in 2018, after serving as the general inspector from 2015 to 2018.[4] The prefix "Minister" (abbreviated to "Min.") is an honorific style that is traditionally used before the names of former and acting general inspectors and commissioners.[5]
Some initiatives of the Polish Data Protection Commissioner's Office include encouraging personal data protection awareness, and promoting data protection education.[6][7] Office organizes annual essay contest addressed to law students at Polish universities and awards the National Data Protection Commissioner's Prize for best essays on data protection and administrative law.[8][9]
List of General Inspectors and Commissioners[edit]
General Inspectors (1998-2018)[edit]
- First term (4 April 1998 - 26 April 2002): Ewa Kulesza
- Second term (26 April 2002 - 13 July 2006): Ewa Kulesza
- Third term (13 July 2006 - 3 August 2010): Michał Serzycki
- Fourth term (4th August 2010 - 28th August 2014): Wojciech Wiewiórowski
- Fifth term (29 August 2014 - 18 December 2014): Wojciech Wiewiórowski
- Sixth term (22 April 2015 - 25 May 2018): Edyta Bielak-Jomaa
Commissioners (since 2018)[edit]
- First term (25 May 2018 - 16 May 2019): Edyta Bielak-Jomaa
- Second term (16 May 2019 - 26 January 2024): Jan Nowak
- Third term (from 26 January 2024): Mirosław Wróblewski
References[edit]
- ^ "Prawo - UODO". uodo.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ "About the President and the Office - UODO". uodo.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ^ "Obwieszczenie Marszałka Sejmu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 30 sierpnia 2019 r. w sprawie ogłoszenia jednolitego tekstu ustawy o ochronie danych osobowych". isap.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ "Senat zgodził się, by Bielak-Jomaa została GIODO - rp.pl". 2015-04-19. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ "Rozmowy i spotkania - GIODO". archiwum.giodo.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ^ "Aktualne prace - GIODO". archiwum.giodo.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ "Poradniki - UODO". uodo.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ "Konkursy - GIODO". archiwum.giodo.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ "Edukacja - UODO". uodo.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-06-30.
