Czesław Kiszczak (born 19 October 1925), was a Polish communist-era soldier and Communist politician. A member of the PPR and later the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR), during the years of the Polish People's Republic he served as a high-ranking officer of the Polish Army, a chief of secret services and Minister of Internal Affairs (MSW) between 1981 and 1990, during the years of the Martial Law in Poland. Associate of Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, he was also the last Communist Prime Minister of Poland, who served briefly in 1989.