Alvin Gajadhur

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• Chemical engineer
• Educator

Alvin Gajadhur
Alvin Gajadhur
Chief Inspector of Road Transport of Poland
In office 17 January 2017 –4 January 2024 [a]
Preceded by	Tomasz Połeć
Succeeded by	Artur Czapiewski

Alvin Gajadhur (born 3 July 1973) is a Polish politician, statesman, chemical engineer, and educator. From 2016 to 2024, he served as the Chief Inspector of Road Transport of Poland, and in 2023, he was the Minister of Infrastructure.

Early life and education

Alvin Gajadhur was born on 3 July 1973 in London, England, as son of Polish mother, Zofia, and Indian father, Anirood, and grew up in Poland. ^{[1] [2] [3]} He graduated from St. Augustin General Education High School in Warsaw, and later, from the Warsaw University of Technology with degrees in chemical engineering, and management and marketing. ^[4] In 2003, he received the title of the habilitated doctor in chemiatry from the same university. ^[5] He also completed the training for candidates for road transport inspectors. ^[6]

Career

Gajadhur has lectured on road transport, marketing, and public relations. From 2002 to 2016, he was the spokesperson for the Chief Inspector of Road Transport. From 2007 to 2012, he also served as a public relations advisor to the President of the Office of Rail Transport. In 2013, together with Mariusz Sokołowski and Klaudia Podkalicka, he co-hosted the TVP3 Warszawa educational programme Szkoła Przetrwania, concerning road safety, and has also been a blogger for Onet.pl. ^{[4] [7]} He actively posts on social media, including on TikTok. ^[8]

Gajadhur unsuccessfully ran in the 2011 parliamentary election for the office of a member of the Sejm of Poland in the constituency no. 19, as a candidate of the Law and Justice. ^[9] On 6 January 2016, he became acting Chief Inspector of Road Transport, following the dismissal of Tomasz Połeć, and was fully appointed to the role on 7 April 2017. ^{[10] [11]}

In the 2023 election, he ran unsuccessfully for the office of a member of the Senate of Poland in the constituency no. 43, as an independent candidate, on the Law and Justice electoral list. ^[12] On 27 November 2023, he was appointed to the office of the Minister of Infrastructure in the third cabinet of Mateusz Morawiecki, serving until 13 December 2023. ^{[13] [14]} On 4 January 2024, he was also dismissed as the Chief Inspector of Road Transport. ^[15] In February 2024, he was appointed as the social advisor of the President of Poland Andrzej Duda. ^[16] In August 2025, following the election of president Karol Nawrocki, he was reappointed to the same office in his administration. ^{[17] [18]} Additionally, in 2024, he unsuccessfully ran for the office of a member of the European Parliament, in the constituency no. 4. ^[19]

In January 2025, criminal proceedings were initiated against him for allegedly publishing classified information on the social media platform Twitter in February and March 2024. This included official correspondence of the Chief Inspectorate of Road Transport employees and a letter from February 2016 addressed to the then Minister of Infrastructure and Construction, which, according to investigators, were intended solely for internal use. Gajadhur pleaded not guilty to the charges, and in August 2025, the Warsaw Regional Court dismissed the proceedings without a final judgment, stating that there were no elements of a crime in the case. ^{[20] [21]}

Private life

He declares himself as Roman Catholic. ^[22]

Awards and decorations

• Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2025, Poland) ^[17]

Noted

1. Gajadhur served as the acting Chief Inspector of Road Transport from 7 April 2016 to 17 January 2017.

References

1. "Dane osoby pełniącej funkcje publiczne". katalog.bip.ipn.gov.pl (in Polish).
2. "Wojewódzki i Figurski przed sądem za rasistowskie żarty". warszawa.wyborcza.pl (in Polish). 18 March 2014.
3. "Będzie pozew wyborczy przeciwko Kubie Wojewódzkiemu i Michałowi Figurskiemu?". gazetaprawna.pl (in Polish). 6 October 2011.
4. "Alvin Gajadhur, autor bloga 'My kierowcy'". wiadomosci.onet.pl (in Polish).
5. "Dr Alvin Gajadhur". archiwum.nauka-polska.pl (in Polish).
6. "Kierownictwo". gitd.gov.pl (in Polish).
7. Łukasz Knapik (9 April 2013). "'Szkoła Przetrwania' - nowość w TVP Warszawa". satkurier.pl (in Polish).
8. "Nowy minister to gwiazdor social mediów. Lubi zdjęcia z krokodylem". fakt.pl (in Polish). 28 November 2023.
9. "Gajadhur Alvin". wybory2011.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish).
10. "Główny Inspektor Transportu Drogowego odwołany. Dotychczasowego szefa zastąpi rzecznik". tvp.info (in Polish). 7 January 2016.
11. "Alvin Gajadhur Głównym Inspektorem Transportu Drogowego". rynekinfrastruktury.pl (in Polish). 7 April 2017.
12. "Okręg wyborczy numer 43 w wyborach do Senatu w 2023 r." sejmsenat2023.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish).
13. "Nowy rząd premiera Mateusza Morawieckiego". gov.pl (in Polish). 27 November 2023.
14. "Donald Tusk prezesem Rady Ministrów. Kim są ministrowie?". pap.pl (in Polish). 12 December 2023.
15. "ITD traci szefa, który pracował tam od 2002 roku. Wiadomo, kto zastąpi go do czasu konkursu". wprost.pl (in Polish). 4 January 2024.
16. "Alvin Gajadhur będzie doradzał Prezydentowi". rynekinfrastruktury.pl (in Polish). 2 February 2024.
17. "Uroczystość wręczenia odznaczeń państwowych oraz aktów odwołania". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 5 August 2025.
18. "Uroczystość powołania Doradców Prezydenta RP". prezydent.pl (in Polish). 18 August 2025.
19. "KOMITET WYBORCZY PRAWO I SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ w wyborach do Parlamentu Europejskiego w 2024 r." wybory.gov.pl (in Polish).
20. "Minister w rządzie PiS z zarzutami. Alvin Gajadhur nie przyznał się do winy". polsatnews.pl (in Polish). 20 January 2025.
21. "Sąd umorzył sprawę byłego szefa ITD. 'Nie popełnił przestępstwa'". tvp.pl (in Polish). 7 August 2025.
22. "Gajadhur: Jestem katolikiem. Nie mam nic przeciwko podaniu ręki Figurskiemu i Wojewódzkiemu". fronda.pl (in Polish). 12 April 2012.