Jerzy Konieczny

Konieczny was born on September 12, 1950.[1] He earned a degree in chemistry from the University of Silesia in Katowice and studied law at Jagiellonian University.[1] He received his doctorate of law from the University of Wrocław in 1979. He also completed a postdoctoral degree in legal science from the University of Silesia in 1990.[1]

Konieczny served as Chief of the Urząd Ochrony Państwa (UOP) from 1992 to 1993.[1] He founded the Konsalnet security company in 1994.[2] Konieczny later served as the Minister of the Interior from December 29, 1995, until February 7, 1996, in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Józef Oleksy.[1] In 1997, Konieczny ran for a Warsaw-based seat in the Sejm as a Democratic Left Alliance candidate, but lost the election.[3]

He left politics and civil service to become an academic.[1] Konieczny lectured and taught at the University of Silesia in Katowice, the Krakow Academy Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski, the University of Opole, and the University of Management and Marketing in Warsaw.[1] He also co-authored two books: "Justycjariusze, hutmani, policjanci. Z dziejów służb ochrony porządku w Polsce" (co-authored with Andrzejem Abramskim) and "Kryminalistyka" (co-authored with Janem Widackim and Tadeusz Widłą).[1]

Jerzy Konieczny died on July 28, 2020, at the age of 69.[1] He was buried in the Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish cemetery in Rycerka Górna on July 31, 2020.[2]