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General
**Mieczysław Cieniuch**
General; Mieczysław Cieniuch
Chief of the Polish General Staff
	In office; 7 May 2010 – 6 May 2013
Preceded by	Franciszek Gągor
Succeeded by	Mieczysław Gocuł
Personal details
Born	24 January 1951 (age 73); Bydgoszcz, Poland
Military service
Allegiance	Poland
Years of service	1970–2013
Rank	Generał (General)

Mieczysław Cieniuch (born 24 January 1951) is a Polish general, who served as Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces from 7 May 2010 till 6 May 2013. Former Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Turkey.

Life

Education

He is a graduate of the Military Academy of the Armored Forces in Poznań (1970–1974). He also received military education at Military Armoured Forces Academy in Moscow (1980–1982), Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia (1990–1992) and Industrial College of the Armed Forces at the National Defense University in Washington (1999–2000).^[1]

Military career

Cieniuch began his military career in Polish People's Army as a platoon leader with the 60th Armoured Regiment in Elbląg (16th Armoured Division). Later he became company commander and chief of staff within the aforementioned unit. Later between the years 1985–1988 he served as the commander of the 68th Medium Armour Regiment.^[2] In 1992 he was appointed chief of operational division of Pomeranian Military District. Between 1996 and 1998 he served as the commander of the 8th Coastal Defence Division.

Since 1998 he performed his duties at General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces. On 15 August 2001 he was promoted to divisional general^[3] Two years later he received promotion to the rank of general of the branch^[4] For a short period of time he served as Acting Chief of the General Staff. In 2006 Cieniuch became Poland’s military representative to the military committees of North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union. Since 2019 he became the advisor of Minister of National Defence Bogdan Klich.

On 7 May 2010 he was appointed by Polish President Bronisław Komorowski as Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces^[5] (replacing Franciszek Gągor who died in Polish Air Force Flight 101 crash in Smolensk, Russia). On 15 August of the same year, he was promoted to the rank of General.

After retirement from active service, Mieczysław Cieniuch was appointed Poland’s ambassador to Turkey (2013–2016).^[6]

Personal life

Married to Danuta. The couple have one son.[1]

Awarsd and decorations

Commander's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta (2013)^[7]
Officer's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta (2002)^[8]
Knight's Cross of Order of Polonia Restituta (1995)^[9]
Golden Cross of Merit
Silver Cross of Merit
Military Cross of Merit (2010)^[10]
Golden Medal for Long Service
Golden Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland
Silver Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland
Bronze Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland
Golden Medal of Merit for National Defence
Silver Medal of Merit for National Defence
Bronze Medal of Merit for National Defence
Medal of the 100th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Polish General Staff (2018)^[11]
Medal of Merit for the Association of Veterans of UN Peace Missions (2011)^[12]
Order of the Cross of the Eagle, 1st Class (Estonia, 2014)^[13]
Commander of Legion of Honour (France, 2013)^[14]
Commander with Star of Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (Norway, 2012)^[15]
Commander of Legion of Merit (United States, 2012)^[16]
Medal "For Support to the Armed Forces of Ukraine" (Ukraine, 2009)^[17]

References

^ "Gen. broni M. Cieniuch szefem Sztabu Generalnego WP". BBN. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ "General Mieczysław Cieniuch". NATO. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 15 sierpnia 2001 r. nr W. 111-137-01 o nadaniu stopnia oficerskiego generała". ISAP. 15 August 2001. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 15 sierpnia 2003 r. nr W. 111-37-03 o nadaniu stopnia oficerskiego generała". ISAP. 15 August 2003. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ "Gen. Mieczysław Cieniuch o zapaści w polskiej armii". Polityka. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ "Generał Cieniuch ambasadorem w Turcji". Defence24. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
^ (in Polish) M.P. z 2013 r. poz. 614 – pkt 1.
^ (in Polish) M.P. z 2002 r. nr 18, poz. 321 – pkt 18.
^ (in Polish) M.P. z 1995 r. nr 58, poz. 639 – pkt 23.
^ (in Polish) M.P. z 2011 r. nr 25, poz. 264 – pkt 7.
^ (in Polish) Polska Policja, Międzynarodowe seminarium naukowe "Rola i miejsce Sztabu Generalnego Wojska Polskiego w systemie obronnym państwa w latach 1918-2018" [online], Historia i Tradycja [dostęp 2023-10-12] (pol.).
^ (in Polish) Szef Sztabu Generalnego Wojska Polskiego przyjął delegację Zarządu Głównego SKMP ONZ. skmponz.pl, 18 listopada 2011. [dostęp 2013-07-06].
^ Mieczysław Kazimierz Cieniuch – Kotkaristi I klassi teenetemärk, seeria 1066. president.ee. [dostęp 2017-08-11].
^ (in Polish) Legia Honorowa dla generała Cieniucha. wp.mil.pl, 6 marca 2013. [dostęp 2013-07-06]. [zarchiwizowane z tego adresu (2015-06-10)].
^ (in Norwegian) Årsberetning 2012. Det kongelige hoff. kongehuset.no, marzec 2013. s. 44–45. [dostęp 2013-12-05].
^ (in Polish) WIZYTA SZEFA SG WP W USA. sgwp.wp.mil.pl, 10 stycznia 2012. [dostęp 2013-07-06].
^ (in Ukrainian) Глава Місії України при НАТО Посол Ігор Сагач від імені Міністра оборони України нагородив відзнакою вітчизняного військового відомства колишнього військового представника Республіки Польща в НАТО генерал-лейтенанта Мечислава Ценюха. mil.gov.ua, 12 czerwca 2009. [dostęp 2013-07-06]. [zarchiwizowane z tego adresu (2013-07-06)].