The Archive Council is an advisory and expert board which supports the General Director of the State Archives in carrying out his responsibilities.
The Archive Council consists of 15 members, whose efforts are coordinated by the Council Head. Council members are appointed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage upon the request of the General Director of the State Archives, who selects them in consultation with the Association of Polish Archivists.
The status and activities of the Archive Council are regulated by the Act on the National Archival Resource and State Archives of July 14, 1983, as well as the Charter of The State Archives Head Office.
2020-2023 term of the Archive Council
Council Head :
Prof. Ph. D. Krzysztof Mikulski
Director of the Institute of History and Archival Science of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in ToruńDeputy Head :
Ph. D. Sławomir Cenckiewicz
Director of the Military Historical OfficeMembers :
Ph. D. Adam Eberhardt
Center for Strategic Studies Warsaw Enterprise InstitutePh. D. Marlena Jabłońska
Nicolaus Copernicus University in ToruńProf. Ph. D. Mirosław Klusek
University of ŁódźMarlena Koter
Association of Polish ArchivistsPh. D. Janusz Kuligowski
Chancellery of the President of Poland, Presidential ArchiveProf. Ph. D. Jan Pomorski
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in LublinProf. Ph. D. Mirosław Lenart
State Archives in OpolePh. D. Wiesława Rutkowska
State Archives in KielceRev. Ph. D. Grzegorz Ryś
Metropolitan Archbishop of ŁódźPh. D. Jarosław Szarek
Institute of National RemembrancePh. D. Jan Tarczyński
Marshal Józef Piłsudski Central Military LibraryPh. D. Katarzyna Zalasińska
National Institute of Cultural HeritageKatarzyna Ziętal
Centre of Community ArchivesSecretary :
Agnieszka Makówka
The State Archives Head Office