Kazimierz Świtała
Kazimierz Świtała | |
|---|---|
Minister Kazimierz Świtała | |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 15 July 1968 – 13 February 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Mieczysław Moczar |
| Succeeded by | Franciszek Szlachcic |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 March 1923 Rakoniewice, Second Polish Republic |
| Died | 6 March 2011 (aged 87) Warsaw, Poland |
| Political party | Polish United Workers' Party |
| Awards | () |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Polish People's Republic |
| Branch/service | Polish People's Army |
| Years of service | 1944–1946 |
| Rank | Porucznik (First lieutenant) |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
Kazimierz Czesław Switala (Rakoniewice, Poland on 21 April 1923 – Warsaw, 6 March 2011) was a Polish communist politician. He was the Minister of Internal Affairs from 1968 to 1971, but was forced to resign as a result of the December 1970 massacre of 44 revolting Polish workers. He was a member of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party from 1968 to 1971, and the head of the Chancellery of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic (1972–1986).