Chancellery of the Senate

The principle of autonomy lies at the core of the functioning of parliaments. It enables parliaments to adopt their own regulations and decide on the structure and competencies of their internal bodies. One of the guarantees of the independence of the House from other branches of State power is found in having its own administration apparatus and a separate budget.

The Senate Chancellery was established by resolution of 1 September 1989 of the Presidium of the Senate and is institutionally subordinate to the Marshal of the Senate. The Head of the Chancellery of the Senate has the rank of state minister and is appointed and dismissed by the Marshal of the Senate. He or she is the official superior of the Chancellery staff and is accountable to the Marshal of the Senate for activities of the Chancellery, manages the Chancellery with the assistance of his or her deputies and office directors.

Organisational chart of the Chancellery of the Senate

• Head of the Senate Chancellery Ewa Polkowska
  • Deputy Head of the Senate Chancellery Magda Zydra
    • Secretariat of the Deputy Head of the Senate Chancellery
    • Education, Promotion and Publications Office
  • Office of the Marshal of the Senate
    • Senate Proceedings Office
    • Legislative Office
    • International Cooperation Office
    • Polish Communities Abroad Office
    • Senate Information Centre
    • Analyses and Petitions Office
    • Senatorial Affairs’ Office
    • Legal, Personnel and Organization Office
    • Finance Office
    • Administration Office
  • Classified Information Protection Division
    • Internal Audit Unit
    • Independent Post of Data Protection Supervisor
    • Independent Post for Health and Safety at Work
    • Secretariat of the Head of the Senate Chancellery