Voivode of Małopolska Region since 2009, politician. Graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of Science and Technology in Krakow. He also obtained a Master of Public Administration degree at the Malopolska School of Public Administration, organized in the cooperation with the Copenhagen Business School. He worked in Cracow Measuring Apparatus Factory as a designer, manager and chief designer. In the years 1990–2009 he was a Mayor of Niepołomice. In the years 1993–2001 he served as Deputy to the Polish Sejm (the lower chamber). He worked in the Finance Committee and the Public Committee on social policy. Stanisław was a candidate for Mayor of Krakow in the 2010 local elections, but was eliminated in the second round.