Voivode (Poland)

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Voivode (Poland) is a government-appointed provincial governor who represents the central state administration in a voivodeship, overseeing local governance, public order, and implementation of national policies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government position
provincial governor
public office
appointedBy Prime Minister of Poland NERFINISHED
belongsToSystem government administration in the voivodeship
canAppoint regional emergency management bodies
canChallenge resolutions of local government units before administrative courts
canSuspend acts of local government bodies that are illegal
cooperatesWith marshal of the voivodeship
regional assembly (sejmik województwa) NERFINISHED
country Poland
distinctFrom marshal of the voivodeship
existsInNumberOfUnits 16 voivodeships
hasAuthorityOver regional branches of central government agencies
heads voivodeship office
historicalContinuity office with roots in medieval Polish administration
issues administrative decisions
jurisdiction voivodeship
language Polish NERFINISHED
legalBasis Act on Voivodes and Government Administration in the Voivodeship NERFINISHED
Constitution of the Republic of Poland NERFINISHED
levelOfAdministration regional
mayDelegatePowersTo vice-voivode
modernFormEstablished after 1999 administrative reform of Poland
nominatedBy Council of Ministers of Poland NERFINISHED
oversees activities of county governors (starostas) in the field of government administration
combined government administration in a voivodeship
participatesIn crisis management teams
represents Council of Ministers of Poland NERFINISHED
central government of Poland
responsibleFor civil defense
coordination of government administration in the region
crisis management
implementation of government policy in a voivodeship
implementation of national policies at regional level
organization of elections in the voivodeship
public order
public security
supervision of legality of local government activities
supervision of local government units
role government-appointed provincial governor
representative of central state administration in a voivodeship
seatLocatedIn capital city of the voivodeship
subordinateTo Council of Ministers of Poland NERFINISHED
Prime Minister of Poland NERFINISHED
termLength indefinite (serves at the pleasure of the government)
titleInPolish wojewoda

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Voivode of Pomerania seeAlso Voivode (Poland)
Mayor of Łódź oversight Voivode (Poland)
this entity surface form: voivode of Łódź Voivodeship (legality supervision)