Government Protection Bureau
Main article: Law enforcement in Poland
| Government Protection Bureau Biuro Ochrony Rządu | |
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| Logo of the Government Protection Bureau. | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1956 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Constituting instrument | The Government Protection Bureau Act |
| General nature |
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| Specialist jurisdiction | Protection of international or domestic VIPs, protection of significant state asseets. |
| Operational structure | |
| Agency executive | Krzysztof Klimek, Colonel |
| Parent agency | Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration |
| Website | |
| (Polish) Official website | |
The Government Protection Bureau or Bureau of Government Protection (Polish: Biuro Ochrony Rządu, BOR , Polish pronunciation: [ˈbjurɔ ɔˈxrɔnɨ ˈʐɔndu]) is Poland's equivalent of the United States Secret Service, providing antiterrorism and VIP security services for the Polish government.
Subjects of protection
- President of the Republic of Poland
- Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
- Marshal of the Sejm
- Marshal of the Senate
- Deputy Prime Ministers
- Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Minister of Interior and Administration
- Former Presidents (for life while on Polish soil)
- Former Prime Ministers (for a six-month period after leaving office)
- Other individuals by decree of the Minister of Interior
- Foreign heads of state, governments, representatives and diplomats while on Polish soil
External links
- Official web page of the Government Protection Bureau (in Polish)
- Web page of the Government Protection Bureau (in English)